Torodora rectangulata

Torodora rectangulata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Deepak Wadhawan and Virinder Kumar Walia in 2007. It is found in India.[1]

Torodora rectangulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Torodora
Species:
T. rectangulata
Binomial name
Torodora rectangulata
Wadhawan & Walia, 2007

The wingspan is 16–17 mm for males and about 17 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous with various markings, including a light yellow spot on the costa at three-fourths of the way from the base, followed by a row of diffused white specks below up to the inner margin, two white specks at one-third from the base and a blackish-fuscous discocellular spot sparsely suffused with white. The hindwings are fuscous, with ochraceous elongated scales below and parallel to the costa. Adults have been recorded on wing in June, August and September.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the characteristically rectangular shape of the signum in the corpus bursae of the female genitalia.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 28, 2020). "Torodora rectangulata Wadhawan & Walia, 2007". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. Wadhawan, Deepak & Walia, Virindir Kumar (2007). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne. 76 (3): 207-219.


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