Halolaguna palinensis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2]
| Halolaguna palinensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Halolaguna |
| Species: | H. palinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Halolaguna palinensis Park, 2000
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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 edit
The species name refers to the collecting locality.[3]
References edit
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- ^ 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. PMID 23653516.
- ^ 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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