Lecithocera ideologa

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Lecithocera ideologa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. ideologa
Binomial name
Lecithocera ideologa
Meyrick, 1937

Lecithocera ideologa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are purplish grey irrorated (sprinkled) with dark grey and with the discal stigmata cloudy and dark grey, with an additional spot directly beneath the second. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lecithocera ideologa Meyrick, 1937". Afromoths. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 96.


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