Carodista grypotatos
| Carodista grypotatos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Carodista |
| Species: | C. grypotatos |
| Binomial name | |
| Carodista grypotatos Park, 2001 | |
Carodista grypotatos is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are clothed with brown or dark brown scales with dark brown scales in the basal one-fifth of the costa and a yellowish orange costal patch. There is also a large, elliptical blackish antemedial patch bordered by yellowish orange scales along the inner margin. The median patch is X-shaped and yellowish orange and the postmedian line is zigzag shaped. The hindwings are grey with a broad orange white fascia to three-fourths along the costa.
Etymology
The species name refers to the horn on the ventral margin of the valva and is derived from gryp (meaning hooked).[2]
References
- ↑ "Carodista". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ Park, K.T. & Wu C.S., 2001: Additional faunistic data and discussions of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of seven new species. Insecta Koreana, 18(2): 139-152. Full article: .
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