Cryptolechia tetraspilella
| Cryptolechia tetraspilella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolechia |
| Species: | C. tetraspilella
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolechia tetraspilella (Walker, 1864)
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Cryptolechia tetraspilella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
The wingspan is 14–20 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, sometimes tinged with brownish and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata is blackish and there is a terminal series of small dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cryptolechia tetraspilella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20 (1): 163
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