Leptozestis chionomera
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L. chionomera
Binomial name
Leptozestis chionomera
(Lower, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Syntomactis chionomera Lower, 1900

Leptozestis chionomera is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1900. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are dull whitish with some scattered black scales below the middle. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysopeleiinae new genus 3 chionomera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. Lower, Oswald B. (November 22, 1900). "Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 25 (99): 403–423. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.12162. ISSN 0370-047X via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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