Cryptolechia aeraria

(Cryptolechia aeraria)

Description

Cryptolechia aeraria is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in India (Assam). The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous, sprinkled with blackish and with some ochreous-yellow scales towards the costa anteriorly. There is a rather broad undefined median fascia of ochreous-yellow irroration and there are some scattered ochreous-yellow scales posteriorly. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

Taxonomic tree:

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