Cryptolechia robusta

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

Cryptolechia robusta is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Wang in 2006.[1] It is found in China (Hubei).

The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, with scattered brown scales and a small brown dot at the middle of the cell. The first brown fascia runs from the costal three-fifths to the tornus and the second brown fascia extends from the apex to the tornus and is joined with the first fascia, forming a V-shaped pattern. The hindwings are pale grey. The hindwings are black.

Etymology

The species name refers to the aedeagus and is derived from Latin robustus (meaning stout).[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