Lelita
Species of moth
| Lelita | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Lelita J. F. G. Clarke, 1978 |
| Species: | L. acmaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lelita acmaea J. F. G. Clarke, 1978 | |
Lelita is a monotypic moth genus of the family Oecophoridae. Its only species, Lelita acmaea, is found in Chile. Both the genus and species were described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978.[1]
The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous with at the apex a triangular, ochraceous-orange patch. The base of the triangle is edged with black scales. The hindwings are fuscous.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lelita Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Clarke, J. F. Gates (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 60. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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