Lecithocera sinuosa

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Lecithocera sinuosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. sinuosa
Binomial name
Lecithocera sinuosa
Meyrick, 1910

Lecithocera sinuosa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in). The forewings are light glossy grey with a slight purplish tinge and with a narrow rather inwards-curved pale ochreous-yellowish fascia from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus. The hindwings are light grey. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera sinuosa Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 444. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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