Triscaedecia dactyloptera

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Triscaedecia dactyloptera
Adult specimen of Triscaedecia dactyloptera
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T. dactyloptera
Binomial name
Triscaedecia dactyloptera
Hampson, 1905

Triscaedecia dactyloptera is a moth of the family Alucitidae, described by George Hampson in 1905.[1][2] It is larger than the other described species in the genus Triscaedecia (26 mm wingspan) and has only been recorded from Sri Lanka.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "XIII. On three remarkable new genera of Microlepidoptera. Sir George F. Hampson , Bart, B.A". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 53 (2): 245–249. July 1905. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1905.tb02452.x. ISSN 0035-8894.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Triscaedecia dactyloptera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Ustjuzhanin, Petr; Kovtunovich, Vasiliy; Hobern, Donald (2019-03-27). "A taxonomic review of the genus Triscaedecia (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) in the world fauna". Zootaxa. 4571 (3). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4571.3.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. ^ "Triscaedecia dactyloptera Hampson, 1905". Plazi TreatmentBank. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.