Lecithocera oxycona
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. oxycona
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| Lecithocera oxycona | |
Lecithocera oxycona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in southern India.[2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, somewhat pale sprinkled. There is a broad whitish-ochreous costal streak from the base to about 3/4rt, attenuated to a point posteriorly. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lecithocera oxycona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera oxycona Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 444.
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