Lecithocera acolasta is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1919. It is found in southern India.[1]
| Lecithocera acolasta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. acolasta
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| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera acolasta Meyrick, 1919
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, tinged grey towards the termen. The discal stigmata are black and conspicuous, with a small spot of black irroration rather obliquely before the second towards the dorsum. There are four or five scattered black specks towards the apex. The hindwings are light grey, paler and thinly scaled anteriorly.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Exotic Microlep. 2 (8): 236
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