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Lecithocera perigypsa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lecithocera

Lecithocera perigypsa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found on Sulawesi.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are lilac-fuscous with a suffused whitish costal streak from the base to the apex, shortly produced along the upper part of the termen. There are minute blackish marginal specks around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey.

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Lecithocera perigypsa Wikipedia