Lecithocera eligmosa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and You-Qiao Liu in 1993. It is found in Jiangxi, China.[1]

Lecithocera eligmosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. eligmosa
Binomial name
Lecithocera eligmosa
C. S. Wu & Y. Q. Liu, 1993

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The species resembles Lecithocera goniometra.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Lecithocera eligmosa Wu & Liu". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Wu, C. S. & Liu, Y. Q. (1993). "A study of the Chinese Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae)". Sinozoologia 10: 319-345. (in Chinese)