Lecithocera
Encyclopedia
Lecithocera is a genus of moth
in the family Lecithoceridae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the family Lecithoceridae
Lecithoceridae
Lecithoceridae is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.-Systematics:...
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Selected species
- Lecithocera acuta Wadhawan & Walia, 2007
- Lecithocera alpestra Park, 2005
- Lecithocera altusanaLecithocera altusanaLecithocera altusana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 15-15.5 mm. The forewings are relatively broad and even broader towards the termen. The ground color is yellowish brown, scattered with brown scales. There are two well defined dark discal spots,...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera anglijuxta C. Wu, 1997
- Lecithocera angustiellaLecithocera angustiellaLecithocera angustiella is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are yellowish white, but dark brown on the costal one fifth. There are two discal spots, inner one is round and the distal one is elongated vertically...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera atricastanaLecithocera atricastanaLecithocera atricastana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 15.5-17 mm. The forewings are narrow and dark brown throughout. There is a broad, creamy-white transverse fascia in the middle...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera auliasLecithocera auliasLecithocera aulias is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in China , Taiwan and India.The wingspan is 13-14 mm....
Meyrick, 1910 - Lecithocera barbifera Meyrick, 1922
- Lecithocera bimaculataLecithocera bimaculataLecithocera bimaculata is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 20-21 mm. The forewings are yellowish orange, slightly speckled with dark-brown scales. They are broader towards the termen. There are two discal spots, a small one in the middle and larger one at...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera brachymita (Turner, 1919)
- Lecithocera caviella Park, 2005
- Lecithocera cerussata (Wu, 1994)
- Lecithocera chartacaLecithocera chartacaLecithocera chartaca is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in China and Taiwan....
Wu & Liu, 1993 - Lecithocera chersitis Meyrick, 1918
- Lecithocera chlaenota (Meyrick, 1904)
- Lecithocera chlorogastra Meyrick, 1922
- Lecithocera cornutima K.T. Park, 2009
- Lecithocera cyclonitis (Meyrick, 1904)
- Lecithocera daebuensis K.T. Park, 1999
- Lecithocera diligens Meyrick, 1922
- Lecithocera diplosticta Meyrick, 1922
- Lecithocera dispila (Turner, 1919)
- Lecithocera erectaLecithocera erectaLecithocera erecta is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in China and Taiwan.The wingspan is 13-14 mm....
Meyrick, 1935 - Lecithocera eretma Wu and Liu, 1993
- Lecithocera excaecata Meyrick, 1922
- Lecithocera fasciculaLecithocera fasciculaLecithocera fascicula is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 14 mm. The forewings are relatively narrow. The ground color is yellowish-white, with brown scales irregularly scattered, especially near apex. There are two well defined dark discal spots, the outer...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera fascinatrixLecithocera fascinatrixLecithocera fascinatrix is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 12 mm....
Meyrick, 1935 - Lecithocera fuscosaLecithocera fuscosaLecithocera fuscosa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are heavily covered with dark, blackish scales throughout. The hindwings are dark grey.-Etymology:...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera glabrataLecithocera glabrataLecithocera glabrata is a species of moth of the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Yunnan and Guizhou in China and Taiwan.The wingspan is 12-13 mm.-External links:*...
(C.S.Wu & liu, 1992) - Lecithocera indigensLecithocera indigensLecithocera indigens is a species of moth of the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Yunnan in China and Taiwan.The wingspan is 14-16 mm.-External links:*...
(Meyrick, 1914) - Lecithocera iodocarpha Gozmány, 1978
- Lecithocera lamprodesma Meyrick, 1922
- Lecithocera latiolaLecithocera latiolaLecithocera latiola is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 17-19 mm. The forewings become broader toward the apex. The ground color is pale ochreous, with brown scales scattered sparsely beyond two thirds of the length. There are two dark-brown discal spots, a...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera leptoglypta (Meyrick, 1904)
- Lecithocera leucosciaLecithocera leucosciaLecithocera leucoscia is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Australia and New Zealand....
(Turner, 1919) - Lecithocera levirota Wu & Liu, 1993
- Lecithocera magna Park, 2005
- Lecithocera megalopisLecithocera megalopisLecithocera megalopis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan, China and the Philippines....
Meyrick, 1916 - Lecithocera melliflua Gozmány, 1978
- Lecithocera mepsina K.T. Park, 2006
- Lecithocera mesosura C.S. Wu & K.T. Park, 1999
- Lecithocera metacaustaLecithocera metacaustaLecithocera metacausta is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan and Korea.The wingspan is 15-16 mm....
Meyrick, 1910 - Lecithocera metopaena C.S. Wu & K.T. Park, 1999
- Lecithocera montiatilis K.T. Park, 2009
- Lecithocera nitikoba Wu and Liu, 1993
- Lecithocera nyctiphylax (Turner, 1919)
- Lecithocera pakiaensis K.T. Park, 2009
- Lecithocera palingensisLecithocera palingensisLecithocera palingensis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 13-16 mm. The forewings ground color is orange white, with dark-brown scales scattered sparsely throughout. There are two well defined dark discal spots, the inner one is almost the same size as...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera paralevirotaLecithocera paralevirotaLecithocera paralevirota is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 18-19 mm. The forewings are broader distally. The ground color is yellowish orange, irregularly suffused with dark-brown scales. There is a small discal spot before the middle and a larger,...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera parenthesis Gozmány, 1973
- Lecithocera pelomorphaLecithocera pelomorphaLecithocera pelomorpha is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan and China .The wingspan is 18-21 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown....
Meyrick, 1931 - Lecithocera perigypsa Meyrick, 1922
- Lecithocera plicata C.S. Wu & K.T. Park, 1999
- Lecithocera pogonikuma C.S. Wu & K.T. Park, 1999
- Lecithocera pulchellaLecithocera pulchellaLecithocera pulchella is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 17-18 mm. The forewings are relatively broad. The ground color is yellowish orange, sparsely suffused with dark-brown scales beyond two thirds length. There are two well defined discal spots, the...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera pycnospila (Turner, 1919)
- Lecithocera rotundataLecithocera rotundataLecithocera rotundata is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan and China .The wingspan is 13 mm....
Gozmány, 1978 - Lecithocera rubigona K.T. Park, 2006
- Lecithocera serenaLecithocera serenaLecithocera serena is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan....
Gozmány, 1978 - Lecithocera shanpinensisLecithocera shanpinensisLecithocera shanpinensis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 10.5 mm. The forewings are brown, with dark brown scales scattered throughout. The discal spot is absent. The hindwings are grey....
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera similis K.T. Park, 2006
- Lecithocera simulatrix (Gozmány, 1978)
- Lecithocera tenella (Turner, 1919)
- Lecithocera thaiheisanaLecithocera thaiheisanaLecithocera thaiheisana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 19 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, broader toward termen and with sparsely scattered dark-brown scales, especially on the lower half and beyond two thirds length. There are two dark...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera theconomaLecithocera theconomaLecithocera theconoma is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan....
Meyrick, 1926 - Lecithocera tienchiensisLecithocera tienchiensisLecithocera tienchiensis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, broader toward the termen and with brown scales sparsely scattered beyond two thirds length. The color changes to light orange along the costa on...
K.T.Park, 1999 - Lecithocera xanthoantennalis Wadhawan & Walia, 2007
- Lecithocera xanthocostalis Wadhawan & Walia, 2007
- Lecithocera xylogramma Meyrick, 1922
- Lecithocera yoshiyasui K.T. Park, 2006