Torodora albicruris

Torodora albicruris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species: T. albicruris
Binomial name
Torodora albicruris
Park & Heppner, 2000[1]

Torodora albicruris is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 12 mm. The forewings are light brown with a small yellowish white patch and a dark brown discal spot. The hindwings are grey and as wide as the forewings.

Etymology

The name is derived from Latin albus (meaning white) and crus (meaning leg) and refers to the colour of the hind tibia.

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