Kalocyrma epileuca

Kalocyrma epileuca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Kalocyrma
Species:	K. epileuca
Binomial name
	Kalocyrma epileuca; Wu & Park, 1999

Kalocyrma epileuca is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are milky white with a brownish pattern. The cell dot is small and there are two well-defined discal spots. The hindwings are light brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek epileucos (meaning whitish).^[2]

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Kalocyrma epileuca Wu & Park, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
↑ Wu, C.-S. & K.-T. Park, 1999: Taxonomic review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka VI. The subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genera Alciphanes and others. Insecta Koreana 16 (2): 131-142.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Kalocyrma epileuca Wu & Park, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[2] Wu, C.-S. & K.-T. Park, 1999: Taxonomic review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka VI. The subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genera Alciphanes and others. Insecta Koreana 16 (2): 131-142.