Cryptolechia bifida

Cryptolechia bifida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Cryptolechia
Species: C. bifida
Binomial name
Cryptolechia bifida
Wang, 2006

Cryptolechia bifida is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Wang in 2006.[1] It is found in China (Guangxi).

The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm. The forewings are dark brown, the costal margin with an inverted-triangular cream spot at about the distal one-fifth and a cream fascia extending from the costal two-fifth to the tornus. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the uncus and is derived from Latin bifidus (meaning split in two).[2]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Wang, Shu-Xia, 2006, The Cryptolechia Zeller (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China (III): Checklist and descriptions of new species Zootaxa 1195: 1-29
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