Lecithocera pulcherrimella
Lecithocera pulcherrimella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Java, Indonesia.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. pulcherrimella |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera pulcherrimella (Walker, 1866) | |
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Adults are cupreous brown, the forewings tinged with chalybeous blue for three-fourths of the length from the base and there are three ochraceous black-bordered patches, the first patch basal and the second antemedial. The third is postmedial and there are a few ochraceous speckles between the third patch and a chalybeous-blue submarginal line.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Lecithocera pulcherrimella (Walker, 1866)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 35: 1838
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