Cryptolechia rectimarginalis

Cryptolechia rectimarginalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species: C. rectimarginalis
Binomial name
Cryptolechia rectimarginalis
Wang, 2006

Cryptolechia rectimarginalis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Wang in 2006.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).

The length of the forewings is 18.5–20 mm. The forewings are dark brown, the costal margin with a yellow spot at two-fifth and another at one-fourth, as well as a black spot at the middle of the cell, the end of the cell and the middle of the fold. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the straight distal margin of the valva and is derived from Latin rect (meaning straight) and marginalis (meaning margin).[2]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Wang, Shu-Xia, 2006, The Cryptolechia Zeller (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China (III): Checklist and descriptions of new species Zootaxa 1195: 1-29
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