Limnaecia melanoma

Limnaecia melanoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Limnaecia
Species:
L. melanoma
Binomial name
Limnaecia melanoma
(Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Ptilochares melanoma Lower, 1897[1]

Limnaecia melanoma is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm (0.87 in). The forewings white and the hindwings are fuscous.[3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Limnaecia". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  2. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales


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