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Cryptolechia taphrocopa

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Cryptolechia taphrocopa
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C. taphrocopa
Binomial name
Cryptolechia taphrocopa
Meyrick, 1926

Cryptolechia taphrocopa is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2]

The wingspan is 28-36 mm. The forewings are reddish-brown, sometimes largely suffused whitish-ochreous, the veins and costal edge marked with white lines, between the veins partially and irregularly mixed with dark fuscous. There are some white scales posteriorly and the discal stigmata is blackish. The hindwings are grey, but darker posteriorly.[3]

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