Lecithocera cratophanes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. cratophanes
Binomial name
Lecithocera cratophanes
Meyrick, 1929

Lecithocera cratophanes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in southern Vietnam.[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, irrorated (sprinkled) with ochreous whitish. There is a short suffused whitish-ochreous streak from the base beneath the costa. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous and the costal edge is tinged with ochreous yellow from one-third to near the apex. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera cratophanes Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 522.


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