Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lecithoceridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lecithocera | |
Lecithocera acolasta is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1919. It is found in southern India.
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, tinged grey towards the termen. The discal stigmata are black and conspicuous, with a small spot of black irroration rather obliquely before the second towards the dorsum. There are four or five scattered black specks towards the apex. The hindwings are light grey, paler and thinly scaled anteriorly.
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