Cryptolechia tetraspilella

Cryptolechia tetraspilella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Cryptolechia
Species:	C. tetraspilella
Binomial name
	Cryptolechia tetraspilella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia tetraspilella Walker, 1864; Cryptolechia dochaea Meyrick, 1910;

Cryptolechia tetraspilella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.^[2]

The wingspan is 14–20 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, sometimes tinged with brownish and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata is blackish and there is a terminal series of small dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are light grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
^ Savela, Markku. "Cryptolechia tetraspilella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20 (1): 163 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Cryptolechia tetraspilella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[3] Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20 (1): 163 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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