Lecithocera thaiheisana

Lecithocera thaiheisana is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae first described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Taiwan.[2]

Lecithocera thaiheisana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. thaiheisana
Binomial name
Lecithocera thaiheisana
Park, 1999[1]

The wingspan is 19 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, broader toward termen and with sparsely scattered dark-brown scales, especially on the lower half and beyond two thirds length. There are two dark discal spots, the inner one is slightly smaller than the outer one. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the type locality.

References


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