Lethata illustra

Lethata illustra is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Peru.[1]

Lethata illustra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Lethata
Species:
L. illustra
Binomial name
Lethata illustra
Duckworth, 1967

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The forewings are brown shaded with darker brown on the basal two-thirds and with the costa narrowly ochreous. There is a spot at the end of the cell, consisting of a ring of purplish scales enclosing a white spot. There is also a faint, outwardly curving transverse line from the costa above the spot to near the tornus. The entire wing is sprinkled with fuscous scales. The hindwings are whitish overcast with grey.[2]

References
  1. "Lethata Duckworth, 1964" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 122 (3585): 16


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