Telephata Cheramopis
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''Telephata cheramopis'' 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 ...
. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found on New Guinea. The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are ochreous white with a rather elongate blackish spot on the base of the costa. The stigmata are represented by black spots, the first discal round, the plical smaller and ovate, directly beneath it, the second discal large and transverse-oval. There are three or four indistinct cloudy marginal fuscous dots around the apex. The hindwings are rather dark grey.Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916)
''Exotic Microlepidoptera''. 1 (19): 593.


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Moths described in 1916 Telephata {{Lecithocerinae-stub