Cryptolechia modularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species:
C. modularis
Binomial name
Cryptolechia modularis
Meyrick, 1921

Cryptolechia modularis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found on Java.[2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-brown, the costa is more ochreous, at the base suffused with dark fuscous. The stigmata is blackish, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal and there is an indistinct subterminal shade. There is a marginal series of small blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cryptolechia modularis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. "Cryptolechia Zeller, 1852" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Zoologische mededeelingen: uitgegeven vanwege 's Rijks museum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden 6: 172 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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