Biology:Torodora epitriona
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Short description: Species of moth
| Torodora epitriona | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Torodora |
| Species: | T. epitriona
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| Binomial name | |
| Torodora epitriona Park, 2002[1]
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Torodora epitriona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae first described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2002. It is endemic to Chiang Mai, Thailand.[2]
The wingspan is 16 millimetres (0.63 in).[2] The forewings are pale greyish orange, somewhat shiny or almost transparent, but without markings. The hindwings are pale greyish orange.[1]
Etymology
The species name refers to the needle-shaped lobes of the juxta and is derived from Greek epetrion.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Park, Kyu-Tek (2002). "Taxonomic review of the group Torodora Meyrick in Thailand, with descriptions of fifteen new species". Insecta Koreana 19 (2): 147–166. https://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE09867821.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Park, Kyu-Tek (2007). "A review of the Torodora manoconta species-group (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with descriptions of three new species". Zootaxa 1465: 55–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1465.1.6.
Wikidata ☰ Q7826191 entry
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