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Frisilia tricrosura

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Frisilia

Frisilia tricrosura is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Wu and Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 10-12 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellow, speckled with brown scales and with a dot in the cell and a discocellular spot, both brown. The hindwings are light ochreous.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek tricros (meaning three-forked) and ura (meaning tail).

References

Frisilia tricrosura Wikipedia