Melochrysis Explained

Melochrysis heliaca is a moth of the family Oecophoridae and the only species in the genus Melochrysis. It is found in Guyana.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm for males and 16–17 mm for females. The forewings are deep ochreous-orange and the hindwings are whitish-orange-ochreous.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/oecophoridae/oecophorinae/melochrysis/ Melochrysis at funet
  2. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid01meyr#page/544/mode/1up Exot. Microlep. 1 (17): 544