Harmatitis

Harmatitis is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains only one species, Harmatitis sphecopa, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Harmatitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Harmatitis

Meyrick, 1910
Species:
H. sphecopa
Binomial name
Harmatitis sphecopa
Meyrick, 1910
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sphecopa (Meyrick, 1910)
  • Gelechia eucerella Walker, 1864
  • Lecithocera hippotarcha Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous with the costal edge ochreous-orange from about one-fifth to four-fifths. There is an irregular transverse ochreous-orange spot on the costa before the middle, reaching half across the wing. There is also a narrow ochreous-orange spot along the costa about three-fourths and a group of a few pale ochreous scales above the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous, with golden-bronze and purplish reflections.[2]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20 (2): 460 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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