Sarisophora notornis

Sarisophora notornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Sarisophora
Species: S. notornis
Binomial name
Sarisophora notornis
Park, 2012

Sarisophora notornis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Park in 2012. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are pale greyish orange, with distinct, blackish and round discal stigmata, the first one before the middle and the other larger one at the end of the cell. The costa has a short, blackish streak basally, strongly arched beyond two-thirds. The hindwings are pale greyish orange, covered with dense setae-like scales throughout.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin notios (meaning southern).[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Park, K.T. 2012: Lecithoceridae (Gelechioidea, Lepidoptera) of New Guinea Part X: Review of the genus Sarisophora, with descriptions of seven new species. Tropical Lepidoptera research, 22(1): 8-15. Full Article:


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