Torodora parthenopis

Torodora parthenopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species: T. parthenopis
Binomial name
Torodora parthenopis
(Meyrick, 1932)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera parthenopis Meyrick, 1932

Torodora parthenopis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan[2] and northern Vietnam.

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The forewings are yellowish orange-brown with five distinct spots along the termen. The hindwings are light greyish.[3]

References

  1. ↑ TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  2. ↑ Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (III) Subfamily Torodorinae: genus Torodora Meyrick
  3. ↑ Exotic Microlep. 4 (7): 204


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