Lethata sciophthalma

Lethata sciophthalma is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Lethata sciophthalma
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L. sciophthalma
Binomial name
Lethata sciophthalma
(Meyrick, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Stenoma sciophthalma Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are light ochreous rosy with the costal edge rose pink, and some slight greyish suffusion beneath it towards the middle. The plical stigma is faint and grey, the second discal forming a small purplish-grey spot suffused grey whitish except the edge. The apical edge is tinged orange-ochreous. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous grey.[2]

References

  1. "Lethata Duckworth, 1964" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4 (1): 34 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine


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