Lecithocera leucoceros

Lecithocera leucoceros is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Japan and China.[1]

Lecithocera leucoceros
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. leucoceros
Binomial name
Lecithocera leucoceros
Meyrick, 1932

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are ferruginous brownish ochreous, speckled darker and with the extreme costal edge whitish ochreous. The discal stigmata are fuscous, the second forming a transverse mark. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera leucoceros Meyrick, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (7): 204. Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine


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