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Lecithocera thaiheisana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lecithocera

Lecithocera thaiheisana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.

The wingspan is 19 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, broader toward termen and with sparsely scattered dark-brown scales, especially on the lower half and beyond two thirds length. There are two dark discal spots, the inner one is slightly smaller than the outer one. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the type locality.

References

Lecithocera thaiheisana Wikipedia