Lecithocera terrigena
Lecithocera terrigena is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Tasmania.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. terrigena |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera terrigena (Meyrick, 1904) | |
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The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous and the hindwings are rather dark fuscous.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (9 June 2020). "Lecithocera terrigena (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 406 – via Internet Archive.
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