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]

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

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2] The proper word for “tail” in ancient Greek is however oura (οὐρά).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Frisilia tricrosura Wu & Park, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 15
  3. ^ 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.