Torodora wauensis

Torodora wauensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Torodora
Species:	T. wauensis
Binomial name
	Torodora wauensis; Park, 2010

Torodora wauensis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2010. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

Torodora wauensis is superficially similar to Torodora meyi and Torodora namalis, but the forewings have a less distinct wedge-shaped streak at three-fourths of the costa and the fringe is dark rather than creamy white in the apical region.[2]

References

Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Torodora wauensis Park, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
Park, K. T., 2010: First Record of Torodora from Papua New Guinea, with the Description of a New Species (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 112 (3): 404-409.

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[1] Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Torodora wauensis Park, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[2] Park, K. T., 2010: First Record of Torodora from Papua New Guinea, with the Description of a New Species (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 112 (3): 404-409.