Frisilia nesciatella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Frisilia |
Species: | F. nesciatella
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Binomial name | |
Frisilia nesciatella Walker, 1864
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm.[2] Adults are testaceous (brick red), the wings with a slight brown line along the exterior border. The forewings are slightly speckled with brown and there are two black discal points, one before and one beyond the middle.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Frisilia nesciatella Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 15
- ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 796 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.