Heliangara ericydes

Heliangara ericydes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Heliangara
Species: H. ericydes
Binomial name
Heliangara ericydes
Meyrick, 1916

Heliangara ericydes is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are bright deep purple, becoming coppery-bronze on the dorsal half from the base to beyond the middle. The hindwings are blackish.[2]

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