Frisilia chinensis

Frisilia chinensis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Taiwan and Sichuan, China.[2]

Frisilia chinensis
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F. chinensis
Binomial name
Frisilia chinensis
Gozmány, 1978[1]

The wingspan is 12.5-13.5 mm. The species is superficially similar to Frisilia crossophaea, but it can be easily distinguished by the male genitalia.[3]

References

  1. TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  2. Genus Deltoplastis Meyrick - Academia Sinica
  3. Park, K.T., 2008: A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 1696: 1-24


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