Lecithocera fausta
Species of moth in the genus Lecithocera
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Lecithocera fausta is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.[1]
| Lecithocera fausta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. fausta |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera fausta Meyrick, 1910 | |
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous yellowish, slightly sprinkled with fuscous and dark fuscous specks. The discal stigmata are small and dark fuscous with a slight rather oblique shade of dark fuscous irroration (sprinkles) between the second and the dorsum. The apical margin is fuscous. The hindwings are whitish yellowish.[2]
