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Carodista tribrachia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Carodista

Carodista tribrachia is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewing pattern is similar to Carodista grypotatos, but the costal yellowish patch is weakly represented and smaller and the postmedian line is more distinct. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the three lobes of the juxta in the male genitalia and is derived from tri (meaning three) and brachi (meaning arm).

References

Carodista tribrachia Wikipedia