Torodora characteris

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Torodora characteris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. characteris
Binomial name
Torodora characteris
Meyrick, 1894

Torodora characteris is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1894. It is found in Burma. [1]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous with a rather irregular black spot or small blotch on the submedian fold before one-third of the wing, connected with the inner margin by an indistinct darker suffusion. There is a small transverse black spot in the disc beyond the middle and a faintly indicated slightly bent pale transverse line about four-fifths. The hindwings are rather light fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Markku Savela. "Torodora Meyrick, 1894". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  2. ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1894 (1): 16 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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