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Cryptolechia micracma

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Cryptolechia micracma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species:
C. micracma
Binomial name
Cryptolechia micracma
Meyrick, 1910

Cryptolechia micracma is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are deep ochreous-yellow, sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata is dark fuscous and there is a dark fuscous spot on the costa at two-thirds. There is also a terminal fascia of dark fuscous suffusion or irroration. The hindwings of the males are pale yellowish, while those of the females 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 micracma​". 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. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 (4): 605 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.