Lecithocera autodyas is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found on New Ireland.[1]

Lecithocera autodyas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. autodyas
Binomial name
Lecithocera autodyas
Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are lilac ochreous with the discal stigmata blackish, the first rather small, the second transverse. There are minute dark fuscous terminal dots on the veins. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera autodyas Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 525.