Lecithocera myopa

Lecithocera myopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Lecithocera
Species:	L. myopa
Binomial name
	Lecithocera myopa; Meyrick, 1913

Last updated December 04, 2022

Lecithocera myopa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are purplish grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous and blackish. There is a small whitish-ochreous spot at the base in the middle. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous. The hindwings are rather dark grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera myopa Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lecithocera myopa Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 294 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera myopa Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lecithocera myopa Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 294 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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