Locha hyalina
Appearance
Locha hyalina | |
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Illustration by Dru Drury | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Locha |
Species: | L. hyalina
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Binomial name | |
Locha hyalina (Walker, 1854)
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Locha hyalina is a moth species in the family Geometridae from Central and parts of South America. It was described by Dru Drury in 1782, but his name Phalaena diaphana was invalid as pre-occupied (see Eloria diaphana).
Description
[edit]Upperside: Antennae pectinated (comb like). Thorax brown. Abdomen black, brown above. Wings diaphanous, the edges being bordered with black, a black band also crosses the anterior, from the anterior edges to the lower corners.
Underside: Tongue spiral. Breast and legs black. Abdomen grey. Anus yellowish. Wings coloured on this side as on the upper. Margins of the wings entire. Wingspan 1+3⁄4 inches (44 mm).[1]
References
[edit]- Savela, Markku. "Locha hyalina (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2019.