Lecithocera

Genus of moths in family Lecithoceridae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lecithocera is a genus of moths in the lecithocerid subfamily Lecithocerinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853.[1][2]

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Lecithocera
Lecithocera tenella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Subfamily: Lecithocerinae
Genus: Lecithocera
Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
Synonyms
  • Andusia Walker, 1866
  • Brachyerga Meyrick, 1925
  • Celetodes Meyrick, 1921
  • Leviptera Janse, 1954
  • Macrotona Meyrick, 1904
  • Nyctocyrma Gozmány, 1978
  • Parrhasastris Gozmány, 1972
  • Patouissa Walker, 1864
  • Periphorectis Meyrick, 1925
  • Psammoris Meyrick, 1906
  • Quassitagma Gozmány, 1978
  • Recontracta Gozmány, 1978
  • Sarisophora Meyrick, 1904 disputed
  • Siovata Walker, 1866
  • Syntetarca Gozmány, 1978
  • Tirasia Walker, 1864
  • Tiriza Walker, 1864
  • Titana Walker, 1864
  • Xanthocera Amsel, 1953
  • Xanthocerodes Amsel, 1955
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