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.[1]

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.[2]

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.


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