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 | |
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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. wauensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Torodora wauensis Park, 2010
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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 edit
- ^ 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.