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Lecithocera obsignata

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Lecithocera obsignata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. obsignata
Binomial name
Lecithocera obsignata
Meyrick, 1914

Lecithocera obsignata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Malawi.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are pale yellow-ochreous, towards the termen tinged with fuscous and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The costal edge is blackish at the base and the discal stigmata are moderately large and black. The hindwings are pale grey suffused with whitish-ochreous.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Exot. Microlep. 1 (9): 277