Lecithocera eumenopis

Lecithocera eumenopis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in northern Australia.[2]

Lecithocera eumenopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. eumenopis
Binomial name
Lecithocera eumenopis

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dark ashy fuscous. The discal stigmata are obscure and blackish, with an additional dot beneath the second. The hindwings are dark grey, the cell occupied by a suffused light ochreous-yellowish patch.[3]

References

  1. "Lecithocera eumenopis (Meyrick, 1914)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (9 June 2020). "Lecithocera eumenopis Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (7): 199.


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