Lyonetia carcinota
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| Lyonetia carcinota | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Lyonetia |
| Species: | L. carcinota |
| Binomial name | |
| Lyonetia carcinota Meyrick, 1910[1] | |
Lyonetia carcinota is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from Mauritius.
This species has a wingspan of 10mm, the head, palpae, antennae and thorax are silvery-white, the forewings are very narrowly elongated and short pointed of light ochreous colour, with the basal third silvery-white and with an oblique white mark beyond the middle of the wing. 5 very small white spots are found on the last third of the costa. The hindwings are dark-grey.[2]
References
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Meyrick, 1910, Description of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and the Chagos Isles. Transactions of The Royal Entomological Society of London 58: 366-377 (page 374)
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