Torodora epitriona

Torodora epitriona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Torodora
Species:	T. epitriona
Binomial name
	Torodora epitriona; K.T.Park, 2002

Torodora epitriona is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is endemic to Thailand (Chiang Mai).

The wingspan is 16 millimetres (0.63 in). The forewings are pale greyish orange, somewhat shiny or almost transparent, but without markings. The hindwings are pale greyish orange.

Etymology

The species name refers to the needle-shaped lobes of the juxta and is derived from Greek epetrion.^[1]

References

^ Park, K.T. 2002: Taxonomic Review of the Genus Torodora Meyrick in Thailand, with Descriptions of Fifteen New Species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae). Insecta Koreana, 19 (2): 147-166. Full Article: [1]

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[1] Park, K.T. 2002: Taxonomic Review of the Genus Torodora Meyrick in Thailand, with Descriptions of Fifteen New Species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae). Insecta Koreana, 19 (2): 147-166. Full Article: [1]

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