Torodora pentagona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2002. It is found in Cambodia and Thailand.[1]
| Torodora pentagona | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Torodora |
| Species: | T. pentagona
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| Binomial name | |
| Torodora pentagona Park, 2002
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The wingspan is about 14 mm.
Etymology
editThe species name refers to the shape of the uncus and is derived from Greek pente (meaning five).[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Torodora pentagona Park, 2002". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Park, Kyu-Tek (2002). "Taxonomic Review of the Genus Torodora Meyrick in Thailand, with Descriptions of Fifteen New Species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae)". Insecta Koreana. 19 (2): 147–166.[dead link]