Lecithocera hypsipola

(Lecithocera hypsipola)

Description

Lecithocera hypsipola is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926. It is found in northern India. The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light yellow-ochreous with the base of the costa suffused dark fuscous. The discal stigmata are small, irregular and blackish, beneath the second an erect fuscous cloud from the dorsum with one or two blackish scales above it. The hindwings are pale greyish.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lecithoceridae
Genus:Lecithocera
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