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Lecithocera pyxinodes

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Species of moth in the genus Lecithocera

Lecithocera pyxinodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. pyxinodes
Binomial name
Lecithocera pyxinodes
Meyrick, 1918

Lecithocera pyxinodes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found on Madagascar.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous sprinkled with fuscous. The stigmata are moderate, cloudy and rather dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal, the second lying in an undefined fascia of fuscous suffusion crossing the wing. The hindwings are pale brassy ochreous.

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera pyxinodes Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lecithocera pyxinodes Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 110. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Lecithocera pyxinodes


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