Lecithocera caustospila

Lecithocera caustospila is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Assam, India.[1]

Lecithocera caustospila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. caustospila
Binomial name
Lecithocera caustospila
Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellowish sprinkled with dark fuscous, with a suffused dark fuscous costal streak from the base to four-fifths, the posterior extremity rather expanded with dark irroration (sprinkles) beneath. The discal stigmata are moderate and blackish and there is an undefined blotch of fuscous suffusion on the dorsum beyond the middle, as well as a suffused fuscous patch extending along the termen. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera caustospila Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 110.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.