Cryptolechia tetraspilella

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]

Cryptolechia tetraspilella
Scientific classification
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

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


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