Lecithocera xanthocosma is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Uganda.[1][2]
Lecithocera xanthocosma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Lecithocera |
Species: | L. xanthocosma
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Binomial name | |
Lecithocera xanthocosma (Meyrick, 1923)
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The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous and the hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (1-2): 46 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.