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Lecithocera storestis

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Lecithocera storestis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. storestis
Binomial name
Lecithocera storestis
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Brachmia storestis Meyrick, 1911

Lecithocera storestis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with the stigmata represented by small cloudy blackish spots, the plical elongate, rather before the first discal. There is a small oblique whitish mark on costa at two-thirds and a cloudy blackish terminal line. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera storestis (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 711. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.