Lecithocera laminospina
Lecithocera laminospina is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
| Lecithocera laminospina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. laminospina |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera laminospina (C. S. Wu & Park, 1999) | |
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are reddish brown, with the outer fascia dark reddish brown and indistinct. The hindwings are brown.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin lamina (meaning plate) and spina (meaning spine).[2]
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References
- Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Lecithocera laminospina (Wu & Park, 1999)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- Wu, Chun-Sheng & Park, Kyu-Tek (1999). "Taxonomic review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka IV. The subfamily Lecithocerinae: genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer and its allies". Insecta Koreana. 16 (1): 1-14.
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