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

Lecithocera oxycona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in southern India.[2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, somewhat pale sprinkled. There is a broad whitish-ochreous costal streak from the base to about 3/4rt, attenuated to a point posteriorly. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous. 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). "Lecithocera oxycona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera oxycona Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 444. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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