Cryptolechia epidesma

Cryptolechia epidesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species: C. epidesma
Binomial name
Cryptolechia epidesma
Meyrick, 1914
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia vallifera Meyrick, 1914

Cryptolechia epidesma is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in Mexico to Guyana.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with a narrow irregular-edged pale whitish-yellowish streak along the costa from the base to near the apex, the costal edge sprinkled with black towards the base. There is a slightly waved yellow-whitish line along the termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

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