Leptozestis oxyptera
| Leptozestis oxyptera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Leptozestis |
| Species: | L. oxyptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptozestis oxyptera (Lower, 1900) | |
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Leptozestis oxyptera is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]
The wingspan is 8-10 mm. The forewings are ashy-grey-whitish with a fuscous spot on the inner margin before middle, edged anteriorly by a whitish streak. There is a black spot above the anal angle, and two or three along the costa towards the apex. The hindwings are greyish, but ochreous-tinged at the base.[2]
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