Homaloxestis aganacma explained

Homaloxestis aganacma is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1968. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.^[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm.^[2] The forewings are light tawny greyish, the base of costal edge with a narrow dark fuscous line,followed by a yellow streak, gradually dilated posteriorly and running along the course of vein 7 and a black marginal line around the apex between the ends of veins 7 and 8. The hindwings are rather deep brownish fuscous bronze.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/homaloxestis/ Homaloxestis
2. &, 2007: Review of Homaloxestis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) of the Philippine Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 1449: 57-64. Full article: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01449p064.pdf.
3. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinunitedst2571967unit#page/129/mode/1up Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 129