Lecithocera petalana
Lecithocera petalana is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and You-Qiao Liu in 1993. It is found in Sichuan, China.
| Lecithocera petalana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. petalana |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera petalana Wu and Liu, 1993 | |
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The species resembles Lecithocera eumenopis, but the ground colour of the forewings is lighter.[1]
References
- Wu, C.-S. & Liu, Y.-Q. (1993). "A study of the Chinese Lecithocera Herrich-Schaffer, 1853 and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae)" (PDF). Sinozoologia (in Chinese). 10: 319–345.
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