Lecithocera flavifusa

Lecithocera flavifusa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found on Borneo.[1]

Lecithocera flavifusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. flavifusa
Binomial name
Lecithocera flavifusa
Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are brownish with scattered dark brown scales, the veins suffused with darker brown. The costal edge is dark fuscous towards the base. The discal stigmata are cloudy and blackish, the second larger. There are eight semi-oval blackish marks on the termen and apical part of the costa between the veins.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera flavifusa Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. The Sarawak Museum Journal. 3: 156.


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