Lopharcha chalcophanes explained

Lopharcha chalcophanes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931.[1] It is found in India, the Bismarck Islands and Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan of the male is 10 mm. Head and thorax darkly infuscated. Forewings oblong and narrow. Forewings light glossy golden ochreous, with brownish-glossy-grey tufts. Two leaden-greyish horizontal patches present. Cilia light ochreous. Hindwing glossy bright golden ochreous.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Lopharcha chalcophanes Meyrick, 1931 . Catalogue of Life . 29 July 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
  3. Diakonoff . A. . 1982 . On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) . Zoologische Verhandelingen . 193 . 1–124 . Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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