Frisilia forficatella

Frisilia forficatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Frisilia
Species: F. forficatella
Binomial name
Frisilia forficatella
Park, 2005

Frisilia forficatella is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Park in 2005. It is found in Thailand.[1]

The wingspan is 15–15.5 mm. The species is superficially similar to Frisilia asiana, but the forewing is slightly broader with a strongly oblique termen and a larger discal dot.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Park, K.T., 2008: A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 1696: 1-24


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