Torodora leucochlora

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Torodora leucochlora
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. leucochlora
Binomial name
Torodora leucochlora
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera leucochloraMeyrick, 1910

Torodora leucochlora is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on Borneo. [1]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are light ochreous yellow with the extreme base white and with a straight white fascia near the base, as well as a straight white fascia before the middle, preceded by a fascia of light brownish suffusion. The hindwings are pale whitish yellowish, more whitish towards the base. [2]

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References

  1. Markku Savela. "Torodora Meyrick, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1910: 448 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .