| Frisilia nesiotes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Frisilia |
| Species: | F. nesiotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Frisilia nesiotes Park & C. S. Wu, 2008 | |
Frisilia nesiotes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2008. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]
The wingspan is 14–15 mm.
The species name is derived from the Greek nesiote (meaning islander). [2]
The Lecithocerinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Lecithoceridae. They are found worldwide, but most species occur in South Asia. The subfamily is characterized by the male genitalia with a bridge-like structure connecting the tegumen and the valva, and the uncus almost always is vestigial with two lobes at the dorsal base, only exceptionally united into a broad plate, but never as a thorn or spine.
Frisilia is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1864.
Lecithocera is a genus of moths in the lecithocerid subfamily Lecithocerinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853.
Torodora is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1894.
Frisilia chinensis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Taiwan and Sichuan, China.
Frisilia crossophaea is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Sikkim, India. Only holotype, a female, is known.
Frisilia cornualis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Taiwan and Vietnam.
Frisilia anningensis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in China (Yunnan).
Frisilia homochlora is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in southern India and Jiangxi, China.
Frisilia neacantha is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Frisilia thapsina is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Frisilia ancylosana is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Frisilia tricrosura is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Frisilia trizeugma is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Frisilia spuriella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2005. It is found in Thailand.
Frisilia asiana is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2005. It is found in Thailand.
Frisilia forficatella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2005. It is found in Thailand.
Frisilia moriutii is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2005. It is found in Thailand.
Frisilia ceylonica is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2001. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Frisilia serrata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.