Timyra metallanthes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled with whitish ochreous except on the basal and terminal areas. There is an indistinct cloudy whitish-ochreous fascia at one-fourth and an orange fascia before three-fourths, dilated on the costa. The hindwings are fuscous, paler and thinly scaled towards the base, with an ochreous-yellowish hair-pencil.[2]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Timyra metallanthes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled with whitish ochreous except on the basal and terminal areas. There is an indistinct cloudy whitish-ochreous fascia at one-fourth and an orange fascia before three-fourths, dilated on the costa. The hindwings are fuscous, paler and thinly scaled towards the base, with an ochreous-yellowish hair-pencil.
Timyra metallanthes is een vlinder uit de familie van de Lecithoceridae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1905 door Meyrick.
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