Lethata optima is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Peru.[1]
| Lethata optima | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Lethata |
| Species: | L. optima
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| Binomial name | |
| Lethata optima Duckworth, 1967
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The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are greyish overcast with reddish brown especially in the anal area and with the costa narrowly ochreous. The termen is ochreous with a purplish spot at the end of the cell with scattered white scales. The entire wing with scattered fuscous scales. The hindwings are whitish overcast with grey.[2]
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- ^ "Lethata Duckworth, 1964" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 122 (3585): 18
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