Lecithocera elephantopa

Lecithocera elephantopa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found in southern India and Bengal.[1]

Lecithocera elephantopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. elephantopa
Binomial name
Lecithocera elephantopa
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Brachmia elephantopa Meyrick, 1910

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. The forewings are dark slaty-fuscous. The stigmata are cloudy and black, the plical beneath the first discal, both often more or less elongate. The hindwings are fuscous.[2]

References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Rec. Ind. Mus. 5 : 222


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