Lecithocera nomaditis

Lecithocera nomaditis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found on the Solomon Islands.[1]

Lecithocera nomaditis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. nomaditis
Binomial name
Lecithocera nomaditis
Meyrick, 1916

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are purple-bronzy-fuscous, darker towards the base of the costa and with the costal edge suffused with fulvous-ochreous from one-third to near the apex. There is an indistinct darker transverse mark on the end of the cell and a dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Exot. Microlep. 1 (19): 594


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