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Lecithocera cucullata

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Lecithocera cucullata is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Mozambique.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light yellow-ochreous with a dark purplish-fuscous wedge-shaped spot on the base of the costa. The discal stigmata are dark fuscous and there is a broad suffused fuscous band occupying the terminal third of the wing. The hindwings are dark grey.

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Lecithocera cucullata Wikipedia


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