Lethata optima

Lethata optima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Lethata
Species: L. optima
Binomial name
Lethata optima
Duckworth, 1967

Lethata optima is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are greyish overcast with reddish brown especially in the anal area and with the costa narrowly ochreous. The termen is ochreous with a purplish spot at the end of the cell with scattered white scales. The entire wing with scattered fuscous scales. The hindwings are whitish overcast with grey.[2]

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