Dinochares Notolepis
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''Dinochares notolepis'' is a moth in the family
Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalayan realm and the southern part of th ...
first described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Taiwan.Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (II): Subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genus ''Lecithocera'' Herrich-Schäffer and Its Allies
/ref> The wingspan is 12–18 mm. The forewings are elongated and rather lanceolate without a characteristic pattern. The hindwings are silvery white.


Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek (meaning back) and (meaning scale) corresponding to scales on the ventral surface of the hindwings.


References

Moths described in 1999 Lecithocerinae {{Lecithocerinae-stub