Capnolocha
Capnolocha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Subclass: | Pterygota |
Infraclass: | Neoptera |
Superorder: | Holometabola |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Capnolocha Meyrick, 1925 |
Species: | C. praenivalis |
Binomial name | |
Capnolocha praenivalis Meyrick, 1925[1] | |
Capnolocha praenivalis is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family,[2] and the only species in the monotypic genus Capnolocha. It was described by Meyrick in 1925 and is found in New Guinea.[3]
The wingspan is 25–26 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, in males bronzy-tinged and in females with a suffused white apical spot. The hindwings are grey.[4]
References
- ↑ "CAPNOLOCHA - Butterflies and Moths of the World". internt.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ↑ "Capnolocha". insecta.pro. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ↑ funet.fi
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 3 (5-7): 152
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