Lecithocera oxycona
Appearance
Lecithocera oxycona | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Lecithocera |
Species: | L. oxycona
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Binomial name | |
Lecithocera oxycona |
Lecithocera oxycona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found in southern India.[2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, somewhat pale-sprinkled. There is a broad whitish-ochreous costal streak from the base to about three-fourths, attenuated to a point posteriorly. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lecithocera oxycona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20 (2): 444