Cryptolechia similifloralis

Cryptolechia similifloralis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Wang in 2006.[1] It is found in China (Hubei, Sichuan).

Cryptolechia similifloralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Cryptolechia
Species:	C. similifloralis
Binomial name
Cryptolechia similifloralis Wang, 2006

The length of the forewings is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark brown, with an orange-yellow fascia extending from the costal margin at about two-fifth length to the dorsum at two-thirds length. There is also a weak black dot at the middle of the cell, the end of the cell and the middle of the fold. The costal margin has an orange-yellow dot at the distal one-fifth. The hindwings are light brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the flowerlike distal part of aedeagus and is derived from Latin simil- (meaning similar) and floralis (meaning flower).[2]

References

1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
2. Wang, Shu-Xia, 2006, The Cryptolechia Zeller (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China (III): Checklist and descriptions of new species Zootaxa 1195: 1-29