Torodora pentagona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2002. It is found in Cambodia and Thailand.[1]
| Torodora pentagona | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Torodora |
| Species: | T. pentagona
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| Binomial name | |
| Torodora pentagona Park, 2002
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are similar to those of Torodora aritai in colour pattern. The ground colour is brown with a small yellowish-white patch at four-fifths of the costa and a dark brown spot at the end of the cell, and another small spot at the middle. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology edit
The species name refers to the shape of the uncus and is derived from Greek pente (meaning five).[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Torodora pentagona Park, 2002". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Park, Kyu-Tek (2002). "Taxonomic Review of the Genus Torodora Meyrick in Thailand, with Descriptions of Fifteen New Species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae)". Insecta Koreana. 19 (2): 147–166.[dead link]