Lecithocera squamifera is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found on New Hanover Island in Papua New Guinea.[1]
| Lecithocera squamifera | |
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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. squamifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera squamifera Meyrick, 1929
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled darker. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous, the second forming the upper end of a slender transverse mark on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey, with the veins darker.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera squamifera Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 525.
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