Pectinimura lutescens

Pectinimura lutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Pectinimura
Species:	P. lutescens
Binomial name
	Pectinimura lutescens; (Diakonoff, 1954)
Synonyms
	Lecithocera lutescens Diakonoff, 1954;

Pectinimura lutescens is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

The length of the forewings is about 10.5 mm. The forewing colour pattern is similar to that of Pectinimura baryoma, but this species can be distinguished by the larger size and the conspicuous discal stigmata on the forewings.[1]

References

Park, K.-T. 2011: Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part IV: Genus Pectinimura Park with descriptions of four new species and four new combinations. ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa, 3040: 43–54. Preview

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[1] Park, K.-T. 2011: Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part IV: Genus Pectinimura Park with descriptions of four new species and four new combinations. ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa, 3040: 43–54. Preview