Lecithocera cornutella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. cornutella
Binomial name
Lecithocera cornutella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia cornutella Walker, 1864

Lecithocera cornutella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Adults are cinereous-fawn colour, with the wings long, narrow and shining. The forewings are somewhat rounded at the tips, with the exterior border extremely oblique. The hindwings are whitish cinereous.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Lecithocera cornutella (Walker, 1864)". 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 29: 632Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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