Lecithocera carpaea
Lecithocera carpaea is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
Lecithocera carpaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Lecithocera |
Species: | L. carpaea |
Binomial name | |
Lecithocera carpaea (Meyrick, 1906) | |
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The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellow, with some fine scattered black scales and with a very small blackish spot on the base of the costa, as well as a rather curved outwardly oblique thick black mark in the disc about two-fifths, as well as a small round black discal spot before three-fourths. The hindwings are light grey, paler and whitish-tinged towards the base.[2]
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