Frisilia sulcata

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Frisilia sulcata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Frisilia
Species:
F. sulcata
Binomial name
Frisilia sulcata
Meyrick, 1910

Frisilia sulcata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Nepal and Assam, India.[1]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are deep yellow ochreous, sprinkled with dark fuscous specks, in females brownish tinged. The costal edge is dark fuscous towards the base. The discal stigmata are dot like, black and conspicuous and there is a slender streak of dark fuscous suffusion along the termen from the apex to near the tornus. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2014). "Frisilia sulcata Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 437. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.