Carodista lycopis

Carodista lycopis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Carodista lycopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Carodista
Species:
C. lycopis
Binomial name
Carodista lycopis
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Brachmia lycopis Meyrick, 1911
  • Lecithocera lycopis (Meyrick, 1911)

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, slightly purplish tinged. The stigmata are brownish or pale brownish-ochreous edged with some blackish scales, the plical slightly beyond the first discal, both these small, the second discal rather large. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera lycopis (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 717.


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