Leucoptera selenocycla

Leucoptera selenocycla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species: L. selenocycla
Binomial name
Leucoptera selenocycla
Meyrick, 1930

Leucoptera selenocycla is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 4 mm. The forewings are shining white with a fine grey oblique strigula from the middle of the costa, running into a light yellow round blotch in the disc beyond the middle. There is an extremely short grey costal strigula at two-thirds and a black apical dot, preceded by a round light yellow spot. The hindwings are white.[1]

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