Cryptolechia tetraspilella

Cryptolechia tetraspilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species: C. tetraspilella
Binomial name
Cryptolechia tetraspilella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia tetraspilella Walker, 1864
  • Cryptolechia dochaea Meyrick, 1910

Cryptolechia tetraspilella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is 14-20 mm. The forewings are pale greyish-ochreous, sometimes tinged with brownish and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata is blackish and there is a terminal series of small dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

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