Tisis bicolorella

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Tisis bicolorella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Tisis
Species:
T. bicolorella
Binomial name
Tisis bicolorella
Walker, 1864

Tisis bicolorella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Borneo. [1]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. [2] Adults are brownish cinereous, with the wings brownish cinereous beneath. The forewings are bluish green for more than half the length from the base, gilded from there to the tips. The hindwings are aeneous fawn colour. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Tisis bicolorella Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. Insecta Koreana 20 (1)
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 793 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .