Lecithocera flavipalpis

Lecithocera flavipalpis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. flavipalpis
Binomial name
Lecithocera flavipalpis
Walsingham, 1891

Lecithocera flavipalpis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are deep bronze-colour, without markings. The hindwings are paler than the forewings, bronzy fuscous.[3]

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