Cryptolechia tetraspilella

Cryptolechia tetraspilella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species:
C. tetraspilella
Binomial name
Cryptolechia tetraspilella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia tetraspilella Walker, 1864
  • Cryptolechia dochaea Meyrick, 1910

Cryptolechia tetraspilella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is 14–20 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, sometimes tinged with brownish and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata is blackish and there is a terminal series of small dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cryptolechia tetraspilella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  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.


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