Allotalanta synclera
Allotalanta synclera is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in India (Kanara).[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Allotalanta |
| Species: | A. synclera |
| Binomial name | |
| Allotalanta synclera (Meyrick, 1921) | |
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The wingspan is about 22 mm (0.87 in). The forewings are rather dark fuscous, darker and purplish-tinged towards the base. The hindwings are light grey, paler and thinly scaled towards the base and the veins darker. There is a small oval hyaline spot beneath the cell near the base.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Allotalanta synclera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (13): 394
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