Carodista tribrachia

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Carodista tribrachia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Carodista
Species:
C. tribrachia
Binomial name
Carodista tribrachia
Park, 2001

Carodista tribrachia is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewing pattern is similar to Carodista grypotatos , but the costal yellowish patch is weakly represented and smaller and the postmedian line is more distinct. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the three lobes of the juxta in the male genitalia and is derived from tri (meaning three) and brachi (meaning arm). [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Carodista". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  2. ↑ Park, K.T. & Wu C.S., 2001: Additional faunistic data and discussions of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of seven new species. Insecta Koreana, 18(2): 139-152. Full article: .


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