Cryptolechia mataea
Cryptolechia mataea is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]
| Cryptolechia mataea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolechia |
| Species: | C. mataea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolechia mataea (Meyrick, 1910) | |
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The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous yellow and the hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cryptolechia mataea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- "Cryptolechia Zeller, 1852" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20 (1): 155
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