Halolaguna palinensis

Halolaguna palinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Halolaguna
Species:	H. palinensis
Binomial name
	Halolaguna palinensis; Park, 2000

Halolaguna palinensis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are greyish brown with dark brown discal dots and an indistinct postmedial line, followed by a darker area. The pre-tornal patch is dark brown and the costa is covered with dark brown scales beyond three-fourths.

Etymology

The species name refers to the collecting locality.[3]

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References

Park, Kyu-Tek; John B. Heppner; Yang-Seop Bae (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.
Shen-Horn Yen (n.d.). K. T. Shao (ed.). "Halolaguna palinensis Park, 2000b". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
Park, Kyu-Tek (2000). "Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (V): Subfamily Torodorinae: Thubana Walker, Athymoris Meyrick, Halolaguna Gozmány, and Philharmonia Meyrick". Insecta Koreana. 17 (4): 229–244.

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[1] Park, Kyu-Tek; John B. Heppner; Yang-Seop Bae (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.

[TaiBNet-2] Shen-Horn Yen (n.d.). K. T. Shao (ed.). "Halolaguna palinensis Park, 2000b". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[3] Park, Kyu-Tek (2000). "Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (V): Subfamily Torodorinae: Thubana Walker, Athymoris Meyrick, Halolaguna Gozmány, and Philharmonia Meyrick". Insecta Koreana. 17 (4): 229–244.