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Lecithocera cratophanes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lecithocera

Lecithocera cratophanes is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in southern Vietnam.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, irrorated ochreous-whitish. There is a short suffused whitish-ochreous streak from the base beneath the costa. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous and the costal edge is tinged ochreous-yellow from one-third to near the apex. The hindwings are rather dark grey.

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Lecithocera cratophanes Wikipedia