Torodora babeana

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

Torodora babeana is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2007. It is found in northern Vietnam.[1]

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The ground color of the forewings is shiny golden brown, often with large yellowish triangular or elongate patch near two thirds of the inner margin. The hindwings are pale yellowish brown.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The specific name is derived from the geographic locality of four of the paratypes, Ba Bể, Vietnam.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Park, Kyu-Tek (2007). "A review of the Torodora manoconta species-group (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with descriptions of three new species". Zootaxa. 1465: 55–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1465.1.6.