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Acryptolechia facunda

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acryptolechia

Acryptolechia facunda is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found in India (Assam), Japan and northern and eastern China.

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are deep ochreous-yellow, with a streak of dark fuscous irroration along the basal third of the costa. The stigmata is blackish and the plical is found before the first discal and there is an additional dot beneath the second discal, as well as a spot of dark fuscous suffusion on the middle of the costa, reaching the second discal stigma. There is a moderately broad rather dark fuscous terminal fascia. The hindwings are grey.

References

Acryptolechia facunda Wikipedia