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Torodora niphotricha

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Torodora niphotricha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. niphotricha
Binomial name
Torodora niphotricha
(Diakonoff, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera niphotricha Diakonoff, [1968]

Torodora niphotricha is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1967. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are glossy fuscous, with the edge of the posterior half of the wing narrowly and suffusedly margined with dark fuscous. The hindwings are paler fuscous with a coppery gloss.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Torodora Meyrick, 1894" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 142 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.