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Torodora quadrangulata

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Torodora quadrangulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. quadrangulata
Binomial name
Torodora quadrangulata
Wadhawan & Walia, 2007

Torodora quadrangulata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Deepak Wadhawan and Virinder Kumar Walia in 2007. It is found in India.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The hindwings are greyish brown. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and August.

Etymology

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The species name refers to the squarish shape of gnathos.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Torodora Meyrick, 1894" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Deepak Wadhawan & Virindir Kumar Walia, 2007, Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 76 (3): 207-219 [1]