Biology:Lecithocera squamifera
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Short description: Species of moth in the genus Lecithocera
| Lecithocera squamifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. squamifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera squamifera Meyrick, 1929
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Lecithocera squamifera is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found on New Hanover Island in Papua New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled darker. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous, the second forming the upper end of a slender transverse mark on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey, with the veins darker.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera squamifera Meyrick, 1929". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/lecithocera/#squamifera. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 525.
Wikidata ☰ Q13388258 entry
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