Cryptolechia vespertina
| Cryptolechia vespertina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolechia |
| Species: | C. vespertina |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolechia vespertina Meyrick, 1910 | |
Cryptolechia vespertina is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in China[2] (Fujian, Sichuan, Zhejiang), Taiwan[3] and India.
The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous, sprinkled with blackish. The stigmata is large, cloudy and blackish. The hindwings of the males are whitish-ochreous, suffused with grey towards the termen. The hindwings of the females are grey, but paler towards the base and suffused with whitish-ochreous along the costa anteriorly.[4]
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Cryptolechia at funet
- ↑ Wang, Shu-Xia, 2006, The Cryptolechia Zeller (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China (III): Checklist and descriptions of new species Zootaxa 1195: 1-29
- ↑ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16 (4): 605
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