Homoeosoma matsumurella
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Homoeosoma matsumurella is a species of snout moth
in the genus Homoeosoma
. It was described by Shibuya in 1927, and is known from Japan
.
The wingspan
is about 24 mm. The forewings are testaceous mixed with fuscous, especially on the costal area. The hindwings are whitish, tinged with pale brown except in the basal and inner areas.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Homoeosoma
Homoeosoma
Homoeosoma is a genus of moths of the Pyralidae family.-Species:*Homoeosoma albicosta *Homoeosoma albosparsa *Homoeosoma atechna *Homoeosoma calcella Ragonot, 1887*Homoeosoma candefactella Ragonot, 1887...
. It was described by Shibuya in 1927, and is known from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 24 mm. The forewings are testaceous mixed with fuscous, especially on the costal area. The hindwings are whitish, tinged with pale brown except in the basal and inner areas.