Cryptolechia phoebas

(Cryptolechia phoebas)

Description

Cryptolechia phoebas is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in India (Assam) and Bhutan. The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are deep ochreous-yellow, posteriorly slightly brownish-tinged, the base of the costa narrowly dark fuscous. The stigmata is black, the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. There is a small additional black dot beneath the second discal. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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