Sarisophora praecentrix

Sarisophora praecentrix is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found on New Guinea.[1]

Sarisophora praecentrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Sarisophora
Species:
S. praecentrix
Binomial name
Sarisophora praecentrix
Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are orange yellow, with some scattered dark fuscous specks and a short streak of dark fuscous suffusion on the base of the costa, as well as an incurved streak of dark fuscous sprinkles from the costa at three-fourths to the dorsum at three-fourths. The hindwings are light ochreous yellow.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (January 13, 2015). "Sarisophora praecentrix Meyrick, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (2-4): 78.


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