Lelita
Lelita | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
|
Phylum: | Arthropoda
|
Class: | Insecta
|
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | Lelita J. F. G. Clarke, 1978
|
Species: | L. acmaea
|
Binomial name | |
Lelita acmaea J. F. G. Clarke, 1978
|
Lelita is a monotypic moth genus of the family Oecophoridae. Its only species, Lelita acmaea, is found in Chile. Both the genus and species were described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978.[1]
The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous with at the apex a triangular, ochraceous-orange patch. The base of the triangle is edged with black scales. The hindwings are fuscous.[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lelita Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Clarke, J. F. Gates (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 60. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
Categories:
- Oecophorinae
- Monotypic moth genera
- Moths of South America
- Endemic fauna of Chile
- Oecophoridae stubs