Lecithocera chersitis

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

Lecithocera chersitis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Korea. [1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are pale greyish-ochreous irrorated fuscous. The discal stigmata are cloudy, rather dark fuscous, with an additional similar dot beneath the second. The hindwings are grey. [2]

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