Homaloxestis lacerta is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
| Homaloxestis lacerta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Homaloxestis |
| Species: | H. lacerta
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| Binomial name | |
| Homaloxestis lacerta C. S. Wu & Park, 1999
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are unicolorous ochreous brown and the hindwings are light ochreous.
Etymology edit
The species name is derived from Latin lacertus (meaning lizard).[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 14, 2018). "Homaloxestis lacerta Wu & Park, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Wu, Chun-Sheng & Park, Kyu-Tek (1999). "Taxonomic review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka IV. The subfamily Lecithocerinae: genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer and its allies". Insecta Koreana. 16 (1): 1-14.