''Homaloxestis luzonensis'' is a

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in the family

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. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Bong-Kyu Byun in 2007. It is found on

Luzon Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as ...

in the

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. The

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is 17–18 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown, the costa with a pale orange band along the margin. The hindwings are greyish orange.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the island of Luzon where the type locality is situated. & , 2007
Review of ''Homaloxestis'' Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) of the Philippine Islands, with descriptions of two new species
''Zootaxa'', 1449: 57-64.

References

Moths described in 2007 Homaloxestis {{Lecithocerinae-stub