Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Brachodidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Synechodes | |
Synechodes andamanensis is a moth in the Brachodidae family. It was described by Kallies in 2004. It is found on the Andamans (India).
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are black with a yellow spot near the costa and a smaller yellow spot in the middle, as well as a small patch of yellow scales near the base and single yellow scales near the termen. The hindwings are deep yellow, with a black marginal band and some black scales basally.
Etymology
The species name refers to the type locality.
References
Synechodes andamanensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA