Lecithocera flavipalpis

Lecithocera flavipalpis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lecithoceridae
Genus:Lecithocera
Species: L. flavipalpis
Binomial name
Lecithocera flavipalpis
Walsingham, 1891

Lecithocera flavipalpis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are deep bronze-colour, without markings. The hindwings are paler than the forewings, bronzy fuscous.[3]

References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 105


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