Lecithocera imprudens is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales[1] and Queensland.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. imprudens
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| Lecithocera imprudens (Meyrick, 1914)
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are fuscous mixed with dark fuscous. The stigmata are dark fuscous, the plical rather beyond the first discal, the second discal double. There are very indistinct cloudy darker dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (9 June 2020). "Lecithocera imprudens (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (25 September 2018). "Lecithocera imprudens Meyrick, 1914". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (7): 201.
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