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Carodista nubigena

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Species of moth

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

Carodista nubigena is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous. The stigmata are cloudy and blackish, the plical slightly beyond the first discal. There is a small pale ochreous spot on the costa at four-fifths, and a minute dot on the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are light fuscous.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera nubigena (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 720. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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