Biology:Lecithocera chamela
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Short description: Species of moth in genus Lecithocera
| Lecithocera chamela | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. chamela
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| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera chamela Turner, 1919
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Lecithocera chamela is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is 12–17 mm. The forewings are pale reddish-brown with a few scattered fuscous scales and with a fuscous dot on the base of the costa. The first discal is fuscous and found at one-fourth, the plical obsolete, the second discal beyond the middle with a spot beneath it. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/lecithocera/.
- ↑ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 155
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Wikidata ☰ Q13387874 entry
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