Lelita
| Lelita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Lelita Clarke, 1978 |
| Species: | L. acmaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lelita acmaea Clarke, 1978 | |
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.
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