Cryptolechia epidesma
| Cryptolechia epidesma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolechia |
| Species: | C. epidesma |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolechia epidesma Meyrick, 1914 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cryptolechia epidesma is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in Mexico to Guyana.[2]
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with a narrow irregular-edged pale whitish-yellowish streak along the costa from the base to near the apex, the costal edge sprinkled with black towards the base. There is a slightly waved yellow-whitish line along the termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]
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