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Lecithocera storestis

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Species of moth in the genus Lecithocera

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

Lecithocera storestis 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 10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with the stigmata represented by small cloudy blackish spots, the plical elongate, rather before the first discal. There is a small oblique whitish mark on costa at two-thirds and a cloudy blackish terminal line. The hindwings are grey.

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera storestis (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 711. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Lecithocera storestis


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