Lecithocera elephantopa
Species of moth in the genus Lecithocera
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Lecithocera elephantopa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in southern India and Bengal.[1]
| Lecithocera elephantopa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. elephantopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera elephantopa (Meyrick, 1910) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 16–21 mm. The forewings are dark slaty fuscous. The stigmata are cloudy and black, the plical beneath the first discal, both often more or less elongate. The hindwings are fuscous.[2]
