Lethata amazona

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Lethata amazona
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Lethata
Species:
L. amazona
Binomial name
Lethata amazona
Duckworth, 1967

Lethata amazona is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil. [1]

The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are rosy tan with the costa narrowly deep ochreous and the dorsal edge brown. There is a white suffusion from the middle of the base, blending outward and upward with the ground color. A spot is found at the end of the cell, composed of a ring of white enclosing a brown transverse line. There is also a spot in the fold at the basal one-third, composed of a ring of white enclosing a brown spot. A median spot at the basal one-third is white with faint brown scaling in the center. The entire wing is sprinkled with occasional brown scales. The hindwings are yellow ochreous, deepening toward the apex. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lethata Duckworth, 1964" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 122 (3585): 19 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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