Lecithocera malacta

Lecithocera malacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. malacta
Binomial name
Lecithocera malacta
Meyrick, 1918

Lecithocera malacta is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found on the Comoros (Grande Comore).[1][2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous. The stigmata are moderate, cloudy and dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal, an additional dot beneath the second. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous, slightly sprinkled fuscous towards the apex.[3]

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