Lecithocera malacta

Lecithocera malacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. malacta
Binomial name
Lecithocera malacta
Meyrick, 1918

Lecithocera malacta is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found on Grande Comore in the Comoros, which are in the Indian Ocean.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous, irregularly sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are moderate, cloudy and dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal, an additional dot beneath the second. The hindwings are whitish ochreous, slightly sprinkled with fuscous towards the apex.[3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera malacta Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lecithocera malacta Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 110. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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