Cryptolechia chrysocoma

Cryptolechia chrysocoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species: C. chrysocoma
Binomial name
Cryptolechia chrysocoma
(Meyrick, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Phaeosaces chrysocoma Meyrick, 1905

Cryptolechia chrysocoma is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1905.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark shining purplish-bronzy-fuscous. The costal edge is yellow except at the base and apex. The hindwings are dark bronzy-fuscous.[3]

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