Frisilia tricrosura
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | F. tricrosura
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Binomial name | |
Frisilia tricrosura Wu & Park, 1999
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Frisilia tricrosura is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellow, speckled with brown scales and with a dot in the cell and a discocellular spot, both brown. The hindwings are light ochreous.
Etymology[]
The species name is said to be derived from Greek tricros (meaning three forked) and ura (meaning tail).[2] The proper word for “tail” in ancient Greek is however oura (οὐρά).[3]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Frisilia tricrosura Wu & Park, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 15
- ^ Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1999
- Frisilia
- Lecithocerinae stubs