Biology:Lecithocera insidians

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Short description: Species of moth in the genus Lecithocera

Lecithocera insidians
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. insidians
Binomial name
Lecithocera insidians
Meyrick, 1918

Lecithocera insidians 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 18 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous and the hindwings are grey with a small expansible greyish hair-pencil in a groove from beneath the base of the cell.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera insidians Meyrick, 1918". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/lecithocera/#insidians. Retrieved September 5, 2020. 
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 108. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:

Wikidata ☰ Q13388031 entry