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Lecithocera umbripennis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lecithocera

Lecithocera umbripennis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Swinhoe in 1885. It is found in India (Bombay, Poona).

The wingspan is about 15 mm for males and 18 mm for females. The forewings are dark umber-brown, with two inconspicuous darker spots, the first above and before the middle, the second equidistant from the costal and dorsal margins, at the end of the cell. The hindwings are pale cinereous.

References

Lecithocera umbripennis Wikipedia