Biology:Torodora pentagona
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Short description: Species of moth
| Torodora pentagona | |
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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. pentagona
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| Binomial name | |
| Torodora pentagona Park, 2002
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Torodora pentagona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2002. It is found in Cambodia and Thailand.[1]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are similar to those of Torodora aritai in colour pattern. The ground colour is brown with a small yellowish-white patch at four-fifths of the costa and a dark brown spot at the end of the cell, and another small spot at the middle. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the shape of the uncus and is derived from Greek pente (meaning five).[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Torodora pentagona Park, 2002". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/torodorinae/torodora/#pentagona. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ↑ Park, Kyu-Tek (2002). "Taxonomic Review of the Genus Torodora Meyrick in Thailand, with Descriptions of Fifteen New Species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae)". Insecta Koreana 19 (2): 147–166. http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/IS_mvpopo213L.do?ResultTotalCNT=7&pageNo=1&pageSize=10&method=view&acnCn1=&poid=entomo&kojic=OOGCCY&sVnc=v19n2&id=2&setId=60121&iTableId=4&iDocId=313662&sFree=%3D&jats=.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
Wikidata ☰ Q21309607 entry
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