Lecithocera chamela
Species of moth in genus Lecithocera
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Lecithocera chamela is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
| Lecithocera chamela | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. chamela |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera chamela Turner, 1919 | |
The wingspan is 12–17 mm. The forewings are pale reddish-brown with a few scattered fuscous scales and with a fuscous dot on the base of the costa. The first discal is fuscous and found at one-fourth, the plical obsolete, the second discal beyond the middle with a spot beneath it. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]
