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Lethata myopina

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Lethata myopina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Lethata
Species:
L. myopina
Binomial name
Lethata myopina
(Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia myopina Zeller, 1877

Lethata myopina is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are yellow with the costal edge faintly shaded with rose. The dorsal edge is rosy ochreous from the basal angle to the apical three-fourths. There is a spot at the end of the cell composed of a ring of rosy ochreous enclosing a white spot. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lethata Duckworth, 1964" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 122 (3585): 12 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.