Lecithocera dondavisi

Lecithocera dondavisi is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Taiwan.[1]

Lecithocera dondavisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. dondavisi
Binomial name
Lecithocera dondavisi
Park, 2013

The wingspan is 23 to 26 millimetres (0.91 to 1.02 in). The forewings are pale grayish orange, speckled with fine dark-brown scales, more dense posteriorly. The hindwings are pale gray and broader than the forewings.

Etymology

The species is named after Donald R. Davis, curator of Lepidoptera at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, United States, an authority on the microlepidoptera of the world.

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References
  1. Two new species of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea), with a revised check list of the family in Taiwan


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