Biology:Lecithocera terrena
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Short description: Species of moth in genus Lecithocera
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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. terrena
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| Lecithocera terrena (Turner, 1919)
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Lecithocera terrena is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are ochreous-grey-whitish, with the first discal dot at one-third, dark fuscous and distinct. The plical is obsolete and the second, nearly obsolete, discal is found before two-third. There is some fuscous irroration between it and the tornus and some fuscous irroration on the termen. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/lecithocera/. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 153
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Wikidata ☰ Q22285021 entry
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