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Torodora crassidigitata

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Torodora crassidigitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. crassidigitata
Binomial name
Torodora crassidigitata
H.H. Li, 2010

Torodora crassidigitata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li in 2010. It is found in Yunnan, China.[1]

The wingspan is 18-20.5 mm.

Etymology

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The species name refers to the stout digitate caudal process of the juxta in the male genitalia and is derived from the Latin prefix crass (meaning thick) and Latin digitatus (meaning finger like).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Torodora Meyrick, 1894" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Zhang, M. ; Y. Zhu & H.H. Li 2010: Description of a new Torodora Meyrick, 1894 species from China (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae). Shilap Revista de Lepidoptorologia 38 (149): 91-95. Full article: "Redalyc- Artículo: Description of a new Torodora Meyrick, 1894 species from China (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) - SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-11.