Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lecithoceridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Teucrodoxa | |
Teucrodoxa spiculifera is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellow in males and ochreous-orange in females. The markings shining leaden-grey-metallic, edged with some black scales. There is an elongate spot on the base of the costa and elongate marks in the disc at one-fifth and beyond the middle. There is a somewhat oblique transverse line at two-fifths. On posterior two-fifths, a series of more or less developed longitudinal lines is found between the veins. The hindwings of the males are blackish-grey, suffused whitish-ochreous on the anterior three-fifths except towards the margins. The hindwings of the females are grey.