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Cryptolechia fatua

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Cryptolechia fatua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species:
C. fatua
Binomial name
Cryptolechia fatua
Meyrick, 1921

Cryptolechia fatua is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found on Java.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous sprinkled with grey, the base of the costa grey. The stigmata is small, dark fuscous, the first discal larger, the plical somewhat beyond it and an additional dot beneath and somewhat beyond the second discal. There is a terminal series of small indistinct dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Cryptolechia fatua​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cryptolechia Zeller, 1852" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Zoologische mededeelingen: uitgegeven vanwege 's Rijks museum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden 6: 172 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.