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Lecithocera isophanes

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Species of moth in genus Lecithocera

Lecithocera isophanes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. isophanes
Binomial name
Lecithocera isophanes
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Styloceros isophanes Turner, 1919

Lecithocera isophanes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous with two blackish discal spots, the first at one-third, the second before two-thirds, the plical obsolete. There are some dark fuscous scales on the termen. The hindwings are pale-grey.

References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 158 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Lecithocera isophanes


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