Kalocyrma oxygonia
| Kalocyrma oxygonia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Kalocyrma |
| Species: | K. oxygonia
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| Binomial name | |
| Kalocyrma oxygonia Wu & Park, 1999
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Kalocyrma oxygonia is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
Physical Description
[edit]The wingspan is about 9mm, and it has orange antennae.[2] It is worth noting that the base and apex are brown, and the full length is not a solid colour.[2] The Labial palpi are dark brown, and it's head and thorax are a yellowish white.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from Greek oxys (meaning sharp).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Kalocyrma oxygonia Wu & Park, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c https://ia801408.us.archive.org/24/items/insectakoreana372039/insectakoreana372039_djvu.txt.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Wu, C.-S. & K.-T. Park, 1999: Taxonomic review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka VI. The subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genera Alciphanes and others. Insecta Koreana 16 (2): 131-142.