Frisilia nesciatella

Frisilia nesciatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Frisilia
Species:	F. nesciatella
Binomial name
	Frisilia nesciatella; Walker, 1864
Synonyms
	Tipasa basaliella Walker, 1864;

Frisilia nesciatella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm.^[2] Adults are testaceous (brick red), the wings with a slight brown line along the exterior border. The forewings are slightly speckled with brown and there are two black discal points, one before and one beyond the middle.^[3]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Frisilia nesciatella Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 15
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 796

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Frisilia nesciatella Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[2] Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 15

[3] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 796

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