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Lecithocera hypsipola

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lecithocera

Lecithocera hypsipola is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926. It is found in northern India.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light yellow-ochreous with the base of the costa suffused dark fuscous. The discal stigmata are small, irregular and blackish, beneath the second an erect fuscous cloud from the dorsum with one or two blackish scales above it. The hindwings are pale greyish.

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Lecithocera hypsipola Wikipedia