Biology:Lecithocera desolata
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Short description: Species of moth in the genus Lecithocera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. desolata
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| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera desolata Meyrick, 1918
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Lecithocera desolata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India .[1]
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are brownish ocherous, somewhat sprinkled with dark fuscous. The basal two-thirds of the costa is suffused with fuscous and the discal stigmata are dark fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lecithocera desolata Meyrick, 1918". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/lecithocera/#desolata. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, Edward (April 1918). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2. Taylor and Francis. pp. 105–106. https://archive.org/details/exoticmicrolepid02meyr/page/104/mode/2up?q=Lecithocera+desolata.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13387925 entry
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