Cryptolechia citrodeta

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Cryptolechia citrodeta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species:
C. citrodeta
Binomial name
Cryptolechia citrodeta
Meyrick, 1921

Cryptolechia citrodeta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Brazil.[2]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are violet-grey with a whitish-yellow costal streak throughout and an irregular terminal line. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cryptolechia citrodeta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cryptolechia Zeller, 1852" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (13): 394 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.