Cryptolechia micracma

Cryptolechia micracma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species: C. micracma
Binomial name
Cryptolechia micracma
Meyrick, 1910

Cryptolechia micracma is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are deep ochreous-yellow, sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata is dark fuscous and there is a dark fuscous spot on the costa at two-thirds. There is also a terminal fascia of dark fuscous suffusion or irroration. The hindwings of the males are pale yellowish, while those of the females are light grey.[3]

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