Torodora epitriona

Species of moth

Torodora epitriona

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Lecithoceridae
Genus:  | Torodora
Species:  |

T. epitriona

Binomial name
Torodora epitriona

Park, 2002[1]

Torodora epitriona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae first described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2002. It is endemic to Chiang Mai, Thailand.[2]

The wingspan is 16 millimetres (0.63 in).[2] The forewings are pale greyish orange, somewhat shiny or almost transparent, but without markings. The hindwings are pale greyish orange.[1]

## Etymology[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Park, Kyu-Tek (2002). "Taxonomic review of the group Torodora Meyrick in Thailand, with descriptions of fifteen new species". Insecta Koreana. 19 (2): 147–166.
2. ^ a b 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.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q7826191
* Wikispecies: Torodora epitriona
* GBIF: 8063996
* iNaturalist: 1103639

|

This article relating to the genus Torodora is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template