Cryptolechia sperans explained

Cryptolechia sperans is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found on Borneo.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are purplish-grey irrorated with dark fuscous. The stigmata is indistinct, dark-fuscous and accompanied by one or two whitish scales. There is also a small ochreous-whitish flattened-triangular spot on the costa at about three-fourths. The hindwings are dark 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/sarawakmuseumjou03sara#page/n192/mode/1up The Sarawak Museum Journal 3: 159