Cryptolechia micracma
| Cryptolechia micracma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 Depressariidae family. 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Cryptolechia Zeller, 1852" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 (4): 605
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