Lecithocera pyxinodes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found on Madagascar.[1][2]
| Lecithocera pyxinodes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. pyxinodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera pyxinodes Meyrick, 1918
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous sprinkled with fuscous. The stigmata are moderate, cloudy and rather dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal, the second lying in an undefined fascia of fuscous suffusion crossing the wing. The hindwings are pale brassy ochreous.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Lecithocera pyxinodes Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lecithocera pyxinodes Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 110.
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