Lelita
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Genus: | Lelita Clarke, 1978
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Species: | L. acmaea
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Lelita acmaea Clarke, 1978
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Lelita acmaea is a moth in the Oecophoridae family and only species in the Lelita genus. It was described by Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile.[1]
The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous with at the apex a triangular, ochraceous-orange patch. The base of the triangle is edged with black scales. The hindwings are fuscous.[2]
References
- ^ Lelita at funet.fi.
- ^ J. F. Gates Clarke (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 60. Retrieved 15 December 2017.