Caveana senuri

Caveana senuri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Caveana
Species: C. senuri
Binomial name
Caveana senuri
Park, 2013

Caveana senuri is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.[1]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are light orange, clothed with dark-brown scales between veins. The hindwings are evenly clothed with dark-brown scales and light orange along veins.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Korean term senuri (meaning a new country).

References

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  1. ↑ Two new species of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea), with a revised check list of the family in Taiwan


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