Lecithocera iresia

(Lecithocera iresia)

Description

Lecithocera iresia is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in southern India. The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-grey. The stigmata are represented by small obscure darker spots, sometimes nearly obsolete, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal, the second discal transverse-oval. There is a small whitish mark on the costa at three-fourths, where sometimes a faint slightly curved line of whitish scales runs to the tornus. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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