Athymoris liukueiensis

Athymoris liukueiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Athymoris
Species: A. liukueiensis
Binomial name
Athymoris liukueiensis
Park, 2000

Athymoris liukueiensis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.[1]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are ochreous white with dark streaks along the cell and veins and a large dark brown spot at the end of the cell. There are dark brown scales along the inner margin of the termen.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality.[2]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Athymoris liukueiensis.
Wikispecies has information related to: Athymoris liukueiensis
  1. Kyu-Tek Park, John B. Heppner, Yang-Seop Bae (2013). "Two new species of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea), with a revised check list of the family in Taiwan". ZooKeys 263: 47–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.263.3781.
  2. Park, K.-T., 2000: Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (V): Subfamily Torodorinae: Thubana Walker, Athymoris Meyrick, Halolaguna Gozmány, and Philharmonia Meyrick. Insecta Koreana 17 (4): 229-244. Full article:


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.