Timyra selmatias is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Timyra selmatias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Timyra
Species:
T. selmatias
Binomial name
Timyra selmatias
Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous, sprinkled with blackish. The median third is obscurely streaked with whitish on the veins and there is a narrow irregular orange transverse fascia from three-fifths of the costa to three-fourths of the dorsum. A triangular spot of whitish suffusion is found on the costa at about four-fifths, and an irregular suffused whitish streak immediately before the termen. The apical and terminal edge are suffused with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2014). "Timyra selmatias Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 450.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.