Biology:Lecithocera plicata

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Lecithocera

Lecithocera plicata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. plicata
Binomial name
Lecithocera plicata
C. S. Wu & Park, 1999

Lecithocera plicata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown with a dark brown pattern. The cell-dot is obvious and the discal spot combines with the tornal stripe. The hindwings are greyish white in the basal half and brown in the apical half.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin plicatus (meaning coiled).[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Lecithocera plicata Wu & Park, 1999". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/lecithocera/#plicata. Retrieved November 12, 2019. 
  2. Wu, Chun-Sheng & Park, Kyu-Tek (1999). "Taxonomic review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka IV. The subfamily Lecithocerinae: genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer and its allies". Insecta Koreana. 16 (1): 1-14.

Wikidata ☰ Q21274248 entry