Torodora longilobella

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

Torodora longilobella is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by K.T. Park in 2002. It is found in Thailand.^[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are orange white, densely speckled with dark brown scales. There is a small costal spot before the middle, a small spot at the middle of the cell and reniform stigmata near the end of the cell.

Etymology

The species name refers to the long lobes of the juxta in the male genitalia.^[2]

References

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^ 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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[2] 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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