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Lecithocera cyamitis

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Lecithocera cyamitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. cyamitis
Binomial name
Lecithocera cyamitis
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Macrotona cyamitis Meyrick, 1904

Lecithocera cyamitis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are pale whitish ochreous, somewhat suffused with fuscous irroration (sprinkles) except towards the costa. The base of the costa is dark fuscous. The stigmata are small and dark fuscous, the plical are obliquely beyond the first discal, an indistinct additional dot beneath and rather before the second discal. There are some undefined dark fuscous marks around the apex and along the termen. The hindwings are whitish fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera cyamitis (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 407 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.