Lecithocera ichorodes

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

Lecithocera ichorodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. ichorodes
Binomial name
Lecithocera ichorodes
Meyrick, 1910

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are fuscous mixed with dark fuscous. All veins are indicated by cloudy whitish-fuscous streaks and the costal edge is whitish fuscous except towards the base. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous. The hindwings are pale grey, darker towards the apex.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera ichorodes Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 445.


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