Lecithocera mesosura | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Lecithocera |
Species: | L. mesosura
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Binomial name | |
Lecithocera mesosura C. S. Wu & Park, 1999
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Lecithocera mesosura is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are brown speckled with dark brown and with a dark brown pattern. The cell-dot is small and the discal spot large. The hindwings are light brown.
The species name is said to be derived from Greek mesos (meaning middle) and ura (meaning tail).[2] The proper word for "tail" in ancient Greek is however oura (οὐρά).[3]