Lecithocera puteolata

Description

Lecithocera puteolata is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in southern India. The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged. The stigmata are represented by small blackish spots, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal, both these edged posteriorly with ochreous-whitish suffusion, the second discal similarly edged on both sides. The hindwings are whitish-fuscous, becoming fuscous towards the termen and apex.