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Homoeoprepes sympatrica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Homoeoprepes

Homoeoprepes sympatrica is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1962. It is found in Colombia.

The wingspan is 18-19 mm. The forewings are fuscous, overlaid by rust red. At the base of the fold with a small black spot and a similar spot at the basal fifth on the fold. Similar black spots of raised scales are found at two-fifths, in the cell and at the end of the cell. These spots are surrounded by red and ochreous scales. The hindwings are shining greyish, paler basally.

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Homoeoprepes sympatrica Wikipedia