Torodora epitriona

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Torodora epitriona
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. epitriona
Binomial name
Torodora epitriona
Park, 2002 [1]

Torodora epitriona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae first described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2002. It is endemic to Chiang Mai, Thailand. [2]

The wingspan is 16 millimetres (0.63 in). [2] The forewings are pale greyish orange, somewhat shiny or almost transparent, but without markings. The hindwings are pale greyish orange. [1]

Etymology

The species name refers to the needle-shaped lobes of the juxta and is derived from Greek epetrion. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Park, Kyu-Tek (2002). "Taxonomic review of the group Torodora Meyrick in Thailand, with descriptions of fifteen new species". Insecta Koreana. 19 (2): 147–166.
  2. 1 2 Park, Kyu-Tek (2007). "A review of the Torodora manoconta species-group (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with descriptions of three new species". Zootaxa. 1465: 55–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1465.1.6.


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