Frisilia nesciatella

Frisilia nesciatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Frisilia
Species:
F. nesciatella
Binomial name
Frisilia nesciatella
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Tipasa basaliella Walker, 1864

Frisilia nesciatella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm.[2] Adults are testaceous (brick red), the wings with a slight brown line along the exterior border. The forewings are slightly speckled with brown and there are two black discal points, one before and one beyond the middle.[3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Frisilia nesciatella Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 15
  3. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 796 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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