Lecithocera carpaea is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Lecithocera carpaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. carpaea
Binomial name
Lecithocera carpaea
(Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Psammoris carpaea Meyrick, 1906

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellow, with some fine scattered black scales and with a very small blackish spot on the base of the costa, as well as a rather curved outwardly oblique thick black mark in the disc about two-fifths, as well as a small round black discal spot before three-fourths. The hindwings are light grey, paler and whitish tinged towards the base.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera carpaea (Meyrick, 1906)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17 (1): 149.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.