Lecithocera pulcherrimella

Lecithocera pulcherrimella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Lecithocera
Species:	L. pulcherrimella
Binomial name
	Lecithocera pulcherrimella; (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
	Siovata pulcherrimella Walker, 1866;

Lecithocera pulcherrimella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Java, Indonesia.^[1]

Adults are cupreous brown, the forewings tinged with chalybeous blue for three-fourths of the length from the base and there are three ochraceous black-bordered patches, the first patch basal and the second antemedial. The third is postmedial and there are a few ochraceous speckles between the third patch and a chalybeous-blue submarginal line.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Lecithocera pulcherrimella (Walker, 1866)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 35: 1838 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Lecithocera pulcherrimella (Walker, 1866)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 35: 1838 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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