Torodora Rectivalvata

Torodora rectivalvata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Torodora
Species:	T. rectivalvata
Binomial name
	Torodora rectivalvata; Park, 2007

Short description: Species of moth

Torodora rectivalvata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2007. It is found in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.^[1]

The wingspan is 17.5–18 mm. The forewings are elongate and broader towards the apex. The ground colour is shiny brownish orange, often with a large pale orange, quadrate area mesially on the upper surface. The hindwings are pale yellowish brown.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin rectus (meaning straight) and refers to the straight costa of the valva.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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.

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[Park_2007-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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.

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