Lecithocera caustospila is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Assam, India.[1]
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellowish sprinkled with dark fuscous, with a suffused dark fuscous costal streak from the base to four-fifths, the posterior extremity rather expanded with dark irroration (sprinkles) beneath. The discal stigmata are moderate and blackish and there is an undefined blotch of fuscous suffusion on the dorsum beyond the middle, as well as a suffused fuscous patch extending along the termen. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Lecithocera caustospila is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Assam, India.
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellowish sprinkled with dark fuscous, with a suffused dark fuscous costal streak from the base to four-fifths, the posterior extremity rather expanded with dark irroration (sprinkles) beneath. The discal stigmata are moderate and blackish and there is an undefined blotch of fuscous suffusion on the dorsum beyond the middle, as well as a suffused fuscous patch extending along the termen. The hindwings are light grey.
Lecithocera caustospila is een vlinder uit de familie van de Lecithoceridae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1918 door Meyrick.
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