Antiochtha pycnotarsa explained

Antiochtha pycnotarsa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2001. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to the thickened tarsus and is derived from pycno (meaning thick).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . September 16, 2017 . Antiochtha pycnotarsa (Park & Wu, 2001) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 3, 2019.
  2. &, 2001: Additional faunistic data and discussions of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of seven new species. Insecta Koreana, 18(2): 139-152. Full article: http://img.kisti.re.kr/originalView/originalView.jsp.

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