Cryptolechia peditata
| Cryptolechia peditata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolechia |
| Species: | C. peditata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolechia peditata Wang, 2006
| |
Cryptolechia peditata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Wang in 2006. It is found in Hubei, China.
The length of the forewings is 12.5��13 mm. The forewings are brown, the costal margin with a whitish-yellow spot halfway and at one-sixth. There is a dark brown dot in the middle of the cell, at the end of the cell and at the middle of the fold. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology[]
The species name refers to the footshaped valva and is derived from Latin peditatus (meaning foot).[1]
References[]
- ^ Wang, Shu-Xia (2006). "The Cryptolechia Zeller (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China (III): Checklist and descriptions of new species". Zootaxa. 1195: 1–29.
Categories:
- Moths described in 2006
- Cryptolechia (moth)
- Cryptolechiinae stubs