Cryptolechia rostriformis

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

Cryptolechia rostriformis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Wang in 2006.[1] It is found in Fujian, China.

The length of the forewings is 16–17.5 mm. The forewings are black with scattered ochreous yellow scales, the costal margin with an ochreous yellow spot halfway and at one-sixth and a third ochreous yellow patch extending from the end of the cell at the middle to before the tornus. The hindwings are black.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the uncus and is derived from Latin rostriform (shaped like a beak).[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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