| Lecithocera cucullata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. cucullata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera cucullata Meyrick, 1914 | |
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Lecithocera cucullata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Mozambique.
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light yellow ochreous with a dark purplish-fuscous wedge-shaped spot on the base of the costa. The discal stigmata are dark fuscous and there is a broad suffused fuscous band occupying the terminal third of the wing. The hindwings are dark grey.
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Asmenistis cucullata (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lecithocera cucullata Meyrick, 1914". Afromoths. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (7): 199.
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