Biology:Lecithocera cornutella

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Lecithocera

Lecithocera cornutella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. cornutella
Binomial name
Lecithocera cornutella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia cornutella Walker, 1864

Lecithocera cornutella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Adults are cinereous-fawn colour, with the wings long, narrow and shining. The forewings are somewhat rounded at the tips, with the exterior border extremely oblique. The hindwings are whitish cinereous.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13387903 entry