Lecithocera tenella

Lecithocera tenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. tenella
Binomial name
Lecithocera tenella
(Turner, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sarisophora tenella Turner, 1919

Lecithocera tenella is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in India and Australia.[2]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a broad whitish costal streak to the middle. The apical area is whitish with some scattered fuscous scales.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Sarisophora tenella on eol.org
  2. ↑ Lecithocera tenella on Gwannon.com
  3. ↑ Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part VI: Lecithocera sublunata species complex


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