Cryptolechia orthrarcha
Cryptolechia orthrarcha is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930.[1] It is found in Algeria.[2]
| Cryptolechia orthrarcha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolechia |
| Species: | C. orthrarcha |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolechia orthrarcha Meyrick, 1930 | |
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are whitish, with a faint ochre-pinkish tinge. The second discal stigma is small, indistinct and grey. The hindwings are white.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cryptolechia orthrarcha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- "Cryptolechia Zeller, 1852" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (18-20): 578
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