Carodista wilpattuae

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

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

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm. The forewing pattern is similar to Carodista tribrachia , but with a large yellowish-orange patch near three-fourths and a discal spot in the middle, as well as a large yellowish-orange patch at the end of the cell, speckled with golden yellow scales. There is a short blackish streak below the discal spot.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type location. [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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