Frisilia tricrosura | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Frisilia |
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.
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]
Frisilia tricrosura | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Frisilia |
Species: | F. tricrosura
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Binomial name | |
Frisilia tricrosura Wu & Park, 1999
|
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.
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]