Loxotoma seminigrens

Loxotoma seminigrens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Loxotoma
Species: L. seminigrens
Binomial name
Loxotoma seminigrens
Meyrick, 1932

Loxotoma seminigrens is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).[1]

The wingspan is about 37 mm. Differs essentially from Loxotoma elegans only in the hindwings. These are rather dark grey on the basal half, becoming brownish-rosy posteriorly, and veins 3 and 4 are stalked for two-fifths of their length.[2]

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