Lecithocera malacta

Lecithocera malacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lecithoceridae
Genus:Lecithocera
Species: L. malacta
Binomial name
Lecithocera malacta
Meyrick, 1918

Lecithocera malacta is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found on the Comoros (Grande Comore).[1][2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, irregularly sprinkled 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 fuscous towards the apex.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Exotic Microlep. 2 (4): 110


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