Torodora pentagona

Torodora pentagona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Torodora
Species:	T. pentagona
Binomial name
	Torodora pentagona; Park, 2002

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]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are similar to those of Torodora aritai in colour pattern. The ground colour is brown with a small yellowish-white patch at four-fifths of the costa and a dark brown spot at the end of the cell, and another small spot at the middle. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the uncus and is derived from Greek pente (meaning five).[2]

References

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.

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[1] Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Torodora pentagona Park, 2002". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

[2] 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.