Lethata anophthalma

Lethata anophthalma is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Brazil (ParanĂ¡, Amazonas), Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina, French Guiana and Guyana.[1]

Lethata anophthalma
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L. anophthalma
Binomial name
Lethata anophthalma
(Meyrick, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Stenoma anophthalma Meyrick, 1931
  • Stenoma badiella Amsel, 1956
  • Lethata maculata Duckworth, 1964

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are light ochreous brown, the costal edge from the base to two-thirds, brown edged rather dark grey beneath. There is an indistinct fuscous oblique slightly excurved streak from the dorsum at one-fourth to the first discal stigma, an indistinct small fuscous spot beneath the costal edging beyond this. The second discal stigma is small, obscure and fuscous and there is a faint hardly infuscated slender line from two-thirds of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus, slightly excurved, indented above the middle. There are a few dark fuscous specks scattered near these markings and the apical edge is tinged yellowish. The hindwings are pale oohreous yellowish.[2]

The larvae feed on Psidium guajava.[3]

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