Lecithocera malacta is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found on Grande Comore in the Comoros, which are in the Indian Ocean.[1][2]
| Lecithocera malacta | |
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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. malacta
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| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera malacta Meyrick, 1918
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous, irregularly sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are moderate, cloudy and dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal, an additional dot beneath the second. The hindwings are whitish ochreous, slightly sprinkled with fuscous towards the apex.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera malacta Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lecithocera malacta Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 110.
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