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Cryptolechia temperata

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Cryptolechia temperata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species:
C. temperata
Binomial name
Cryptolechia temperata
Meyrick, 1910

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

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellow tinged with brownish towards the termen. The stigmata is brownish. The hindwings are light grey, tinged with pale ochreous.[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 temperata​". 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): 163 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.