Torodora typhlopis

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Torodora typhlopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. typhlopis
Binomial name
Torodora typhlopis
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Brachmia typhlopis Meyrick, 1911

Torodora typhlopis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in southern India.[1]

The wingspan is 22–30 mm (0.87–1.18 in). The forewings are glossy dark purplish fuscous. The stigmata are represented by black spots, the first discal small, round and confluent with a large trapezoidal plical beneath it, the second discal moderate and transverse. The hindwings are fuscous, in females rather darker.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Markku Savela. "Torodora Meyrick, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20 (3): 715Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.