Leilaptera
Genus of moths
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Leilaptera is a moth genus in the family Autostichidae. It contains the species Leilaptera lithochroma, which is found in Algeria.[1]
| Leilaptera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Subfamily: | Symmocinae |
| Genus: | Leilaptera Gozmány, 1963 |
| Species: | L. lithochroma |
| Binomial name | |
| Leilaptera lithochroma (Walsingham, 1904) | |
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are uniform pale stone-ochreous, a few scattered brown scales towards the apex and a minute spot of darker brown at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]
