Lecithocera dirupta

Description

Lecithocera dirupta is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in southern India. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, slightly sprinkled fuscous, the base of the costa dark fuscous. There is a minute black strigula beneath the costa near the base. The stigmata are blackish, the discal forming moderate spots, the plical forming a streak extending from beneath the first discal halfway to the base, an elongate spot beneath the second discal, and extending anteriorly before it. There is some irregular fuscous suffusion around these markings, and the veins between the cell and the termen more or less streaked with dark fuscous suffusion, especially 7 and 8. There is also an irregular terminal line of dark fuscous suffusion. The hindwings are whitish-grey.