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Doxogenes pyrophanes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Doxogenes
Species:	D. pyrophanes
Binomial name
Doxogenes pyrophanes (Meyrick, 1905)
Synonyms
Tipha pyrophanes Meyrick, 1905

Doxogenes pyrophanes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan of Doxogenes pyrophanes is about 20 millimetres. The forewings are deep orange, with the markings shining purplish leaden grey, with a small basal patch. There is a small spot in the disc at one-fifth and a very large patch occupying the entire apical two-thirds except towards the margins anteriorly, enclosing an irregularly triangular patch of ground colour in the disc at about three-fifths. The hindwings are grey.

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2014). "Doxogenes pyrophanes (Meyrick, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 16 (4): 594. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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