Lecithocera carcinopsis

Lecithocera carcinopsis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in southern India.[1]

Lecithocera carcinopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. carcinopsis
Binomial name
Lecithocera carcinopsis
Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous irrorated fuscous and dark fuscous. The first discal stigma is formed of one or two dark fuscous specks, the second forming a small irregular blackish spot, a similar spot on the dorsum beneath it. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Exot. Microlep. 3 (17): 522


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