Lecithocera combusta

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

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

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are violet-fuscous, tinged ochreous in the disc. The discal stigmata are obscurely darker, the second transverse. The hindwings are light grey. [2]

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References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 2 (4): 110