Thymiatris melitacma
| Thymiatris melitacma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Thymiatris |
| Species: | T. melitacma |
| Binomial name | |
| Thymiatris melitacma Meyrick, 1907 | |
Thymiatris melitacma is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1907. It is found in India (Assam).[1]
The wingspan is 42-44 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, irrorated with fuscous and dark fuscous, the costa and subcostal veins suffused with dark fuscous. There are two cloudy dark fuscous dots placed transversely in the disc beyond three-fifths and traces of a cloudy darker angulated subterminal line. There is also an ochreous-yellowish streak mixed with fuscous around the apex and termen to near the tornus. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous.[2]
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