Cryptolechia dorsoprojecta

Cryptolechia dorsoprojecta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Wang in 2006. It is found in Fujian, China.

Cryptolechia dorsoprojecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Cryptolechia
Species:
C. dorsoprojecta
Binomial name
Cryptolechia dorsoprojecta
Wang, 2006

The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm. The forewings are orange yellow, with dense brown scales, becoming denser at the base. The costal margin has a large dark brown blotch at about three-fourths of the length, diffused downward to the tornus. The apex is brown, forming a somewhat broad fascia along the termen and joined with the blotch at the tornus. There is a dark brown dot set at the middle of the cell and at two-thirds of the fold. The hindwings are deep grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the large dorsal process of the sacculus and is derived from Latin dorso- (meaning dorsal) and projectus (meaning prominent).[1]

References
  1. Wang, Shu-Xia (2006). "The Cryptolechia Zeller (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China (III): Checklist and descriptions of new species". Zootaxa. 1195: 1–29.


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