Peritornenta lissopis

Peritornenta lissopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Peritornenta
Species:	P. lissopis
Binomial name
	Peritornenta lissopis; (Turner, 1947)
Synonyms
	Peritorneuta lissopis Turner, 1947;

Peritornenta lissopis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[1]

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are leaden grey with numerous fuscous dots on the veins. The costal edge is pale rosy and there is a small irregular brownish patch strigulated with fuscous on the costa beyond the middle, sometimes a similar sub-basal patch on the dorsum. The hindwings are whitish ochreous.^[2]

References[]

^ Peritornenta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 72 (3-4): 156

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[1] Peritornenta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

[2] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 72 (3-4): 156

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