Torodora aritai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. aritai
Binomial name
Torodora aritai
Park, 2002

Torodora aritai is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2002. It is found in Cambodia and Thailand.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are brown with a small yellowish-white patch at four-fifths of the costa and a dark brown elongate spot at the end of the cell.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr. Yutaka Arita, who collected the type specimen.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Torodora aritai Park, 2002". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. Park, K. T. 2002: Taxonomic Review of the Genus Torodora Meyrick in Thailand, with Descriptions of Fifteen New Species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae). Insecta Koreana, 19 (2): 147-166. Full Article:


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