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Lecithocera itrinea

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Lecithocera itrinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. itrinea
Binomial name
Lecithocera itrinea
Meyrick, 1910

Lecithocera itrinea is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka and southern India.[1]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are brownish, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous. The stigmata are very cloudy and dark fuscous, the plical hardly marked, the second discal sometimes forming a transverse mark. The hindwings are light fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera itrinea Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 444. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.