Leptozestis oxyptera is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1900. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Leptozestis |
| Species: | L. oxyptera
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| Leptozestis oxyptera (Lower, 1900)
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The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are ashy-grey whitish with a fuscous spot on the inner margin before middle, edged anteriorly by a whitish streak. There is a black spot above the anal angle, and two or three along the costa towards the apex. The hindwings are greyish, but ochreous tinged at the base.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysopeleiinae new genus 2 oxyptera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Lower, Oswald B. (November 22, 1900). "Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 25 (99): 403–423. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.12162. ISSN 0370-047X – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.