Homaloxestis plocamandra is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in Nepal, India (Assam, Sikkim), Bhutan, northern Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines (Luzon).[1]
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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. plocamandra
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| Binomial name | |
| Homaloxestis plocamandra (Meyrick, 1907)
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The wingspan is 14–16 mm.[2] The forewings are light fuscous and the hindwings are light fuscous, somewhat lighter towards the base. Males have a large expansible tuft of very long pale ochreous-yellowish hairs from the base of the dorsum on the underside of the hindwings.[3]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2018). "Homaloxestis plocamandra (Meyrick, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Park, K.-T. & yun, B.-K. (2007). "Review of Homaloxestis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) of the Philippine Islands, with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa. 1449: 57-64.
- ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17 (3): 737.
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