Loxotrochis

Loxotrochis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Immidae
Genus: Loxotrochis
Meyrick, 1906
Species: L. sepias
Binomial name
Loxotrochis sepias
Meyrick, 1906

Loxotrochis sepias is a moth in the Immidae family and the sole species of genus Loxotrochis. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found on the New Hebrides.[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, with the veins obscurely paler. The hindwings are dark grey, with a faint purplish tinge.[2]

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