Cryptolechia phoebas explained

Cryptolechia phoebas is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in India (Assam) and Bhutan.[1]

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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/cryptolechiinae/cryptolechia/ "Cryptolechia Zeller, 1852"
  2. https://archive.org/stream/journalofbombayn17190607bomb#page/742/mode/1up Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17 (3): 742