Lelita

Lelita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Lelita ; J. F. G. Clarke, 1978
Species:	L. acmaea
Binomial name
	Lelita acmaea; J. F. G. Clarke, 1978

Last updated December 25, 2023

Lelita is a monotypic moth genus of the family Oecophoridae. Its only species, Lelita acmaea, is found in Chile. Both the genus and species were described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978.^[1]

The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous with at the apex a triangular, ochraceous-orange patch. The base of the triangle is edged with black scales. The hindwings are fuscous.^[2]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Lelita Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
↑ Clarke, J. F. Gates (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 60. Retrieved 15 December 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Lelita Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2019.

[2] Clarke, J. F. Gates (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 60. Retrieved 15 December 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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