Lecithocera ancylota

Lecithocera ancylota is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1894. It is found in Burma.[1]

Lecithocera ancylota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. ancylota
Binomial name
Lecithocera ancylota
(Meyrick, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Torodora ancylota Meyrick, 1894

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are ochreous-fuscous, irrorated with dark fuscous and with the extreme costal edge yellowish. There is a small black spot at the base of the costa and an erect black bar from the inner margin at one-third, reaching two-thirds across the wing, dilated on the submedian fold. There is a small black spot on the costa at two-fifths and two dark fuscous dots transversely placed in the disc beyond the middle. A paler bent transverse line, preceded by a darker suffusion, is faintly indicated at four-fifths. The hindwings are light fuscous.[2]

References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Trans. ent. Soc. 1894 (1) : 17


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