Carodista fabajuxta

Carodista fabajuxta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Carodista
Species: C. fabajuxta
Binomial name
Carodista fabajuxta
C.S. Wu & K.T. Park, 1999

Carodista fabajuxta is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by C.S. Wu and K.T. Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown with a brownish pattern, with distinct dots at the fold and the cell, as well as a distinct discocellular dot. The hindwings are ochreous.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin faba (meaning bean) and juxta.[2]

References

  1. "Carodista". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  2. Wu, C.-S. & K.-T. Park, 1999: Taxonomic review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka VI. The subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genera Alciphanes and others. Insecta Koreana 16 (2): 131-142. Full article: .


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