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Genus of moths

Leilaptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Leilaptera
Gozmány, 1963
Species: L. lithochroma
Binomial name
Leilaptera lithochroma
(Walsingham, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Eremica lithochroma Walsingham, 1904

Leilaptera is a moth genus in the family Autostichidae. It contains the species Leilaptera lithochroma, which is found in Algeria.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are uniform pale stone-ochreous, a few scattered brown scales towards the apex and a minute spot of darker brown at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale grey.

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Ent. mon. Mag. 40 : 271 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Leilaptera


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