Lecithocera squamifera

Lecithocera squamifera is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found on New Hanover Island in Papua New Guinea.[1]

Lecithocera squamifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. squamifera
Binomial name
Lecithocera squamifera
Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled darker. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous, the second forming the upper end of a slender transverse mark on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey, with the veins darker.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera squamifera Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 525.


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