Lecithocera caecilia

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Lecithocera caecilia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. caecilia
Binomial name
Lecithocera caecilia
Meyrick, 1918

Lecithocera caecilia is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are ochreous with the base of the costa dark fuscous. The discal stigmata are blackish, the second almost connected to the dorsum by a narrow irregular transverse streak of dark fuscous suffusion. There are dark fuscous marginal dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are light grey. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera caecilia Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 110. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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