Alucita thapsina is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Alucita thapsina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Alucita
Species:
A. thapsina
Binomial name
Alucita thapsina
(Meyrick, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Orneodes thapsina Meyrick, 1905

This species has a wingspan of 21mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Alucita thapsina​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. 1905. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. - Journal of the Bombay Natural History Soc. V.1.