Frisilia nesiotes
Appearance
Frisilia nesiotes | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Frisilia |
Species: | F. nesiotes
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Binomial name | |
Frisilia nesiotes Park & C. S. Wu, 2008
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Frisilia nesiotes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2008. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is 14–15 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from the Greek nesiote (meaning islander).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2014). "Frisilia nesiotes Park, Wu, Kun & Sohn, 2008". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Park, K. T., 2008: A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 1696: 1-24