Lecithocera umbripennis

Lecithocera umbripennis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1885. It is found in Mumbai and Pune in India.[1]

Lecithocera umbripennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. umbripennis
Binomial name
Lecithocera umbripennis
(C. Swinhoe, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia umbripennis C. Swinhoe, 1885

The wingspan is about 15 mm for males and 18 mm for females. The forewings are dark umber brown, with two inconspicuous darker spots, the first above and before the middle, the second equidistant from the costal and dorsal margins, at the end of the cell. The hindwings are pale cinereous.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Lecithocera umbripennis (Swinhoe, 1885)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1885: 884


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