Lecithocera dondavisi
Appearance
Lecithocera dondavisi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Lecithocera |
Species: | L. dondavisi
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Binomial name | |
Lecithocera dondavisi Park, 2013[1]
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Lecithocera dondavisi is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Taiwan.[1][2][3]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 23 to 26 millimetres (0.91 to 1.02 in). The forewings are pale grayish orange, speckled with fine dark-brown scales, more dense posteriorly. The hindwings are pale gray and broader than the forewings.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after Donald R. Davis, curator of Lepidoptera at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, United States, an authority on the microlepidoptera of the world.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Park, Kyu-Tek; Heppner, John & Bae, Yang-Seop (2013). "Two new species of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea), with a revised check list of the family in Taiwan". ZooKeys (263): 47–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.263.3781. PMC 3591763. PMID 23653516. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Shipher Wu (n.d.). K. T. Shao (ed.). "Lecithocera dondavisi Park, Heppner & Bae, 2013". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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