Lecithocera fuscosa

Lecithocera fuscosa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae first described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Taiwan.[2]

Lecithocera fuscosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. fuscosa
Binomial name
Lecithocera fuscosa
Park, 1999[1]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are heavily covered with dark, blackish scales throughout. The hindwings are dark grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin fuscus (meaning black) and refers to the blackish forewing.

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gollark: `Boat Mode` took *ages* to hatch.
gollark: _hates zyus sometimes_
gollark: ~~give me your 2Gs~~
gollark: Yet TJ09 keeps it in to make it more "engaging" or whatever.

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