Lecithocera cucullata
| Lecithocera cucullata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. cucullata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera cucullata Meyrick, 1914 | |
Lecithocera cucullata is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Mozambique.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light yellow-ochreous with a dark purplish-fuscous wedge-shaped spot on the base of the costa. The discal stigmata are dark fuscous and there is a broad suffused fuscous band occupying the terminal third of the wing. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
- ↑ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 1 (7): 199
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