Torodora metasaris

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Torodora metasaris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. metasaris
Binomial name
Torodora metasaris
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Brachmia metasarisMeyrick, 1911

Torodora metasaris is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Assam, India. [1]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, faintly purplish tinged with an ochreous-whitish dot on the costa at three-fourths and a dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. Markku Savela. "Torodora Meyrick, 1894". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20 (3): 712 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .