Lecithocera glaphyritis

Lecithocera glaphyritis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

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

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are very glossy ash-grey and the hindwings are ochreous-whitish, the apex suffused pale grey.[2]

References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 2 (4): 106


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