Lecithocera flavipalpis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Thomas de Grey in 1891. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1][2]
Lecithocera flavipalpis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Lecithocera |
Species: | L. flavipalpis
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Binomial name | |
Lecithocera flavipalpis Walsingham, 1891
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The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are deep bronze-colour, without markings. The hindwings are paler than the forewings, bronzy fuscous.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 105 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.