Biology:Lecithocera oxycona
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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. oxycona
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| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera oxycona Meyrick, 1910[1]
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Lecithocera oxycona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in southern India .[2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, somewhat pale sprinkled. There is a broad whitish-ochreous costal streak from the base to about 3/4rt, attenuated to a point posteriorly. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Lecithocera oxycona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=102670.
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera oxycona Meyrick, 1910". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/lecithocera/#oxycona. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 444.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13388143 entry
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