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Leilaptera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Division
  
Ditrysia

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
  
Gelechioidea

Leilaptera is a moth genus in the family Autostichidae. It contains the species Leilaptera lithochroma, which is found in Algeria.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are uniform pale stone-ochreous, a few scattered brown scales towards the apex and a minute spot of darker brown at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale grey.

References

Leilaptera Wikipedia