Lecithocera flavipalpis

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Lecithocera flavipalpis
Pl.5-fig.40-Lecithocera flavipalpis Walsingham, 1891.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. flavipalpis
Binomial name
Lecithocera flavipalpis
Walsingham, 1891

Lecithocera flavipalpis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are deep bronze-colour, without markings. The hindwings are paler than the forewings, bronzy fuscous.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 105


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