Torodora lineata

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

Torodora lineata 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 about 13.5 mm. The forewings are pale greyish orange in the upper half, with two blackish longitudinal fascia from the base to near the tornus along the submedian groove, with two dark discal spots at the middle and at the end of the cell.

Etymology

The species name refers to the transversal lines on the forewings and is derived from Latin linea.[2]

References

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  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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