Cryptolechia pytinaea

(Cryptolechia pytinaea)

Description

Cryptolechia pytinaea is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The termen of the forewings is fuscous between the veins and there is a thicker subcostal streak from the base to beneath the middle of the costa and one in the disc from one-fifth to two-thirds. There is a stronger blackish-fuscous subdorsal streak from the base to the tornus. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Cryptolechia
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