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Amaloxestis callitricha

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Amaloxestis callitricha is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found in India (Assam).

The wingspan is 20-21 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-yellowish, more or less sprinkled finely with fuscous. The discal stigmata are blackish and well-marked. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous, slightly greyish-tinged posteriorly, in males with a large and very long expansible pencil of light ochreous-yellowish hairs lying along the subdorsal fold from the base.

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Amaloxestis callitricha Wikipedia


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