Lecithocera chamela

Lecithocera chamela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. chamela
Binomial name
Lecithocera chamela
Turner, 1919

Lecithocera chamela is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 12–17 mm. The forewings are pale reddish-brown with a few scattered fuscous scales and with a fuscous dot on the base of the costa. The first discal is fuscous and found at one-fourth, the plical obsolete, the second discal beyond the middle with a spot beneath it. The hindwings are grey-whitish.

References

  1. ↑ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 155 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.