Lachana sincera
Lachana sincera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lymantriidae |
Genus: | Lachana |
Species: | L. sincera |
Binomial name | |
Lachana sincera (Kozhantshikov, 1950) | |
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Lachana sincera is a species of moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is found in the high mountains of Central Asia (Pamir).
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The head, thorax, and abdomen are densely pilose with long silky brown hairs and an admixture of pale greyish and red hairs. The forewing is mostly light beige, but brown in the basal area, mixed with whitish-grey scales. The hindwings are dark brown with an indistinct dark marginal band and slightly lighter medial area.[1] The males fly during the day from the second half of June to early August.
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