Lecithocera desolata

Lecithocera desolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. desolata
Binomial name
Lecithocera desolata
Meyrick, 1918

Lecithocera desolata is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochrcous, somewhat sprinkled dark fuscous. The basal two-thirds of the costa is suffused fuscous and the discal stigmata are dark fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 2 (4): 105


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