Protolychnis trigonias
Protolychnis trigonias is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
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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 with light fuscous except towards the base.[2]
References
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- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 408. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.
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