Lecithocera chamela 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.[1]

Lecithocera chamela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. chamela
Binomial name
Lecithocera chamela
Turner, 1919

The wingspan is 12–17 mm. The forewings are pale reddish-brown with a few scattered fuscous scales and with a fuscous dot on the base of the costa. The first discal is fuscous and found at one-fourth, the plical obsolete, the second discal beyond the middle with a spot beneath it. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 155   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.