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Lecithocera deloma

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Species of moth in the genus Lecithocera

Lecithocera deloma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. deloma
Binomial name
Lecithocera deloma
Durrant, 1915

Lecithocera deloma is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by John Hartley Durrant in 1915. It is found on New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are leaden grey with a narrow whitish ochreous costal stripe from the base to the apex. The hindwings are cinereous (ash grey).

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera deloma Durrant, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. (1915) Lepidoptera of the British Ornithologists' Union and Wollaston Expeditions in the Snow Mountains, Southern Dutch New Guinea: 165. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Lecithocera deloma


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