Homoeoprepes sympatrica
| Homoeoprepes sympatrica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Homoeoprepes |
| Species: | H. sympatrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Homoeoprepes sympatrica Clarke, 1962 | |
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Homoeoprepes sympatrica is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Clarke in 1962.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2]
The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are fuscous, overlaid by rust red. At the base of the fold with a small black spot and a similar spot at the basal fifth on the fold. Similar black spots of raised scales are found at two-fifths, in the cell and at the end of the cell. These spots are surrounded by red and ochreous scales. The hindwings are shining greyish, paler basally.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mompha sympatrica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Homoeoprepes at funet
- ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 113 (3457) (I): 381
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