Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lecithoceridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lecithocera | |
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Lecithocera dondavisi is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.
The wingspan is 23 to 26 millimetres (0.91 to 1.02 in). The forewings are pale grayish orange, speckled with fine dark-brown scales, more dense posteriorly. The hindwings are pale gray and broader than the forewings.
Etymology
The species is named after Donald R. Davis, curator of Lepidoptera at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, United States, an authority on the microlepidoptera of the world.
References
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