Lecithocera insidians is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India.[1]

Lecithocera insidians
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. insidians
Binomial name
Lecithocera insidians
Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous and the hindwings are grey with a small expansible greyish hair-pencil in a groove from beneath the base of the cell.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera insidians Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 108.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.