Lecithocera coleasta

Lecithocera coleasta is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

Lecithocera coleasta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. coleasta
Binomial name
Lecithocera coleasta
Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a broad whitish-ochreous costal stripe throughout, the lower edge irregular, at the base just reaching the dorsum, obtusely prominent beyond the middle, then irregularly narrowed to the apex, the costal edge suffused dark fuscous towards the base. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 2 (4): 103


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