Lecithocera protoma
| Lecithocera protoma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. protoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera protoma Meyrick, 1914 | |
Lecithocera protoma is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Ghana.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are rather dark purplish-fuscous with an oblique ochreous-whitish strigula on the costa at four-fifths, where a faint line of scales is indicated to the tornus. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]
References
- ↑ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 1 (7): 198
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