Tisis elegans

Tisis elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Tisis
Species: T. elegans
Binomial name
Tisis elegans
(Snellen, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Cacogamia elegans Snellen, 1903

Tisis elegans is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Snellen in 1903. It is found on Java.[1]

The wingspan is 17-19 mm. There is a widely expanded golden yellow area extending beyond the median band on the forewings.[2]

References

  1. ↑ funet.fi
  2. ↑ Park, K.T., 2003: Two new species of the genus Tisis from Thailand and notes on Tistis elegans (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae). Species Diversity 8: 267-274 Full Article:


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