Hyperochtha justa

Hyperochtha justa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan.[1]

Hyperochtha justa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Hyperochtha
Species:
H. justa
Binomial name
Hyperochtha justa
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Onebala justa Meyrick, 1910
  • Onebala metriodes Meyrick, 1918
  • Abrachmia karachiella Amsel, 1968

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are grey closely irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous and with small ochreous-whitish dots on the costa at four-fifths and the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 31, 2014). "Hyperochtha justa (Meyrick, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 458. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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