Cryptolechia temperata

Cryptolechia temperata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in the Himalayas in India.[2]

Cryptolechia temperata
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C. temperata
Binomial name
Cryptolechia temperata
Meyrick, 1910

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellow tinged with brownish towards the termen. The stigmata is brownish. The hindwings are light grey, tinged with pale ochreous.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cryptolechia temperata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. "Cryptolechia Zeller, 1852" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20 (1): 163


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