Frisilia homochlora

Frisilia homochlora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Frisilia
Species: F. homochlora
Binomial name
Frisilia homochlora
Meyrick, 1910

Frisilia homochlora is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found in southern India[1] and China (Jiangxi).[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with the costal edge infuscated at the base. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous, the first dot-like, the second extends across the transverse vein and is subcrescentic. There is some slight infuscation along the termen. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous.[3]

References

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  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
  3. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20 (2): 437


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