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Frisilia notifica

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Frisilia notifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Frisilia
Species:
F. notifica
Binomial name
Frisilia notifica
Meyrick, 1910

Frisilia notifica is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings of the males are ochreous brownish, sprinkled with dark fuscous and suffused with deep yellow ochreous along the subdorsal groove, which is straight. The forewings of the females are brown, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous and with the costa suffused with dark fuscous towards the base. The discal stigmata are dark fuscous and rather cloudy, the first forming a moderate large dot, the second a transverse oblong slightly oblique mark, The termen is more or less suffused with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2014). "Frisilia notifica Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 438. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.