Torodora sagmaria

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

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

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are brownish and the hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the 8th segment and is derived from Greek sagma (meaning pack, saddle).[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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