Hyperochtha justa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan.[1]

Hyperochtha justa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Hyperochtha
Species:
H. justa
Binomial name
Hyperochtha justa
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Onebala justa Meyrick, 1910
  • Onebala metriodes Meyrick, 1918
  • Abrachmia karachiella Amsel, 1968

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are grey closely irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous and with small ochreous-whitish dots on the costa at four-fifths and the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 31, 2014). "Hyperochtha justa (Meyrick, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 458.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.