Dinochares notolepis

Dinochares notolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Dinochares
Species: D. notolepis
Binomial name
Dinochares notolepis
K.T.Park, 1999[1]

Dinochares notolepis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 12–18 mm. The forewings are elongated and rather lanceolate without a characteristic pattern. The hindwings are silvery white.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek notos (meaning back) and lepis (meaning scale) corresponding to scales on the ventral surface of the hindwings.

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