Biology:Torodora leucochlora

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Short description: Species of moth

Torodora leucochlora
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. leucochlora
Binomial name
Torodora leucochlora
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera leucochlora Meyrick, 1910

Torodora leucochlora is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on Borneo.[1]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are light ochreous yellow with the extreme base white and with a straight white fascia near the base, as well as a straight white fascia before the middle, preceded by a fascia of light brownish suffusion. The hindwings are pale whitish yellowish, more whitish towards the base.[2]

References

  1. Markku Savela. "Torodora Meyrick, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/torodora/. Retrieved 3 January 2016. 
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1910: 448 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q14497328 entry