Biology:Torodora orbata

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Short description: Species of moth

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

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

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, slightly purplish tinged and the terminal edge is dark fuscous. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[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/torodorinae/torodora/. Retrieved 2016-01-28. 
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1910: 450 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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