Cryptolechia luniformis

Cryptolechia luniformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Cryptolechia
Species:	C. luniformis
Binomial name
	Cryptolechia luniformis; Wang, 2006

Cryptolechia luniformis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Wang in 2006. It is found in Guangdong, China.

The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm. The forewings are dark brown, with two black dots at the middle and the end of the cell and a broad crescent shaped whitish-yellow mark from the costal two-fifths downward to before the tornus, then upward to the costal four-fifths, tinged with light brown scales. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of a marking on the forewing and is derived from Latin luniformis (meaning crescent).^[1]

References

^ Wang, Shu-Xia (2006). "The Cryptolechia Zeller (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China (III): Checklist and descriptions of new species". Zootaxa. 1195: 1–29.

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[1] Wang, Shu-Xia (2006). "The Cryptolechia Zeller (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China (III): Checklist and descriptions of new species". Zootaxa. 1195: 1–29.

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