Lecithocera nefasta

Lecithocera nefasta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. nefasta
Binomial name
Lecithocera nefasta
Meyrick, 1916

Lecithocera nefasta is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in southern India.[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous. The discal stigmata are represented by small obscure darker spots, the first round, the second transverse-oval. The hindwings are grey, darker towards the apex.[2]

References

  1. "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Exot. Microlep. 1 (18): 575


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