Cryptolechia phoebas
| Cryptolechia phoebas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Cryptolechia |
| Species: | C. phoebas |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolechia phoebas (Meyrick, 1907) | |
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Cryptolechia phoebas is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1907.[1] It is found in India (Assam) and Bhutan.[2]
The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are deep ochreous-yellow, posteriorly slightly brownish-tinged, the base of the costa narrowly dark fuscous. The stigmata is black, the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. There is a small additional black dot beneath the second discal. The hindwings are grey.[3]