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Cryptolechia mataea

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Cryptolechia mataea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species:
C. mataea
Binomial name
Cryptolechia mataea
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Leptosaces mataea Meyrick, 1910

Cryptolechia mataea is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous yellow and the hindwings are grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Cryptolechia mataea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cryptolechia Zeller, 1852" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20 (1): 155