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Lyclene hollowai

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lyclene

Lyclene hollowai is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Kirti and Gill in 2009 and can be found in India (Gujarat).

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pinkish red, the subbasal region irrorated with fuscous scales. The hindwings are pinkish rufus.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr Jeremy D. Holloway.

References

Lyclene hollowai Wikipedia