Lecithocera myopa

Lecithocera myopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. myopa
Binomial name
Lecithocera myopa
Meyrick, 1913

Lecithocera myopa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 11-12 mm. The forewings are purplish-grey, irrorated with dark fuscous and blackish. There is a small whitish-ochreous spot at the base in the middle. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

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