Torodora rectivalvata

Short description: Species of moth

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

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. ↑ 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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