Torodora moriyasu

Torodora moriyasu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species: T. moriyasu
Binomial name
Torodora moriyasu
K.T. Park, 2002

Torodora moriyasu is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by K.T. Park in 2002. It is found in Thailand.[1]

The wingspan is 14-15 mm. The forewings are light brown with blackish spots near the middle of the cell and below it, as well as two discal spots at the upper and lower corner of the cell. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Drs. S. Moriuti and Y. Yoshiyasu.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Park, K.T. 2002: Taxonomic Review of the Genus Torodora Meyrick in Thailand, with Descriptions of Fifteen New Species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae). Insecta Koreana, 19 (2): 147-166. Full Article:


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