Protolychnis trigonias

Protolychnis trigonias is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Protolychnis trigonias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Protolychnis
Species:
P. trigonias
Binomial name
Protolychnis trigonias
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Styloceros trigonias Meyrick, 1904

The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are dark purplish bronzy fuscous, the dorsum marked with obscure whitish-ochreous strigulae. There is a narrow obscure straight antemedian fascia of whitish-ochreous suffusion and there is a small whitish-ochreous discal spot at two-thirds, as well as a small triangular whitish-ochreous costal spot before three-fourths. The hindwings are pale whitish ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) with light fuscous except towards the base.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (9 December 2013). "Protolychnis trigonias (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 408 – via Internet Archive.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.