| Sarisophora melanotata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Sarisophora |
| Species: | S. melanotata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarisophora melanotata Park, 2012 | |
Sarisophora melanotata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2012. It is found in Papua New Guinea. [1]
The species name derived from the Greek word Greek melan,meaning black. [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 vestigal with two lobes at the dorsal base, only exceptionally united into a broad plate, but never as a thorn or spine.
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Sarisophora is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae.
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Scolizona is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae.
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Neopectinimura is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae.
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Sarisophora dactylisana is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu in 1994. It is found in China.
Sarisophora idonea is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu in 1994. It is found in China.
Sarisophora neptigota is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu in 1994. It is found in China.
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