Locha hyalina

Locha hyalina
Illustration by Dru Drury
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Locha
Species:	L. hyalina
Binomial name
Locha hyalina (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
Phalaena diaphana Drury, 1782 (preoccupied) Dioptis hyalina Walker, 1854 Locha perspicua Butler, 1876 Hyalocampa specularis Warren, 1900

Locha hyalina is a moth species in the family Geometridae from Central and parts of South America. It was described by Dru Drury in 1782, but his name Phalaena diaphana was invalid as pre-occupied (see Eloria diaphana).

Description

Upperside: Antennae pectinated (comb like). Thorax brown. Abdomen black, brown above. Wings diaphanous, the edges being bordered with black, a black band also crosses the anterior, from the anterior edges to the lower corners.

Underside: Tongue spiral. Breast and legs black. Abdomen grey. Anus yellowish. Wings coloured on this side as on the upper. Margins of the wings entire. Wingspan 1+3⁄4 inches (44 mm).^[1]

References

1. Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 3. p. 31. pl. XXII.

• Savela, Markku. "Locha hyalina (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2019.