Lecithocera alternella

Lecithocera alternella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Lecithocera
Species:	L. alternella
Binomial name
	Lecithocera alternella; (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
	Andusia alternella Walker, 1866;

Lecithocera alternella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Java, Indonesia.[1]

Adults are ferruginous brown, the wings with an ochraceous fringe. The forewings have two basal ochraceous streaks and the hindwings have two abbreviated ochraceous stripes, one subcostal and bifurcate, the other trifurcate.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Lecithocera alternella (Walker, 1866)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 35: 1836 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Lecithocera alternella (Walker, 1866)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 35: 1836 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.