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Cryptolechia Fatua
''Cryptolechia fatua'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous sprinkled with grey, the base of the costa grey. The stigmata is small, dark fuscous, the first discal larger, the plical somewhat beyond it and an additional dot beneath and somewhat beyond the second discal. There is a terminal series of small indistinct dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are light grey. References Moths described in 1921 Cryptolechia (moth) Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Cryptolechiinae-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Edward Meyrick came from a Welsh clerical family and was born in Ramsbury on the Kennet to a namesake father. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He actively pursued his hobby during his schooling, and one colleague stated in 1872 that Meyrick "has not left a lamp, a paling, or a tree unexamined in which a moth could possibly, at any stage of its existence, lie hid." Meyrick began publishing notes on microlepidopterans in 1875, but when in December, 1877 he gained a post at The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, there were greater opportunities for indulging his interest. He stayed in Australia for ten years (from 1877 until the end of 1886) working a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |