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Sarisophora beckerina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Sarisophora

Sarisophora beckerina is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Park in 2012. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is 16-17 mm. The forewings are orange white, speckled with dark-brown scales and with a weakly developed dark-brown terminal fascia. The costa is dark brown in the basal two-fifths, then reddish orange beyond on the anterior edge. There are two discal stigmata present, the first one elongate, and the second larger, rounded and at the end of the cell. The hindwings are silvery white.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Dr. Vitor O. Becker, a Brazilian lepidopterist who collected the type material.

References

Sarisophora beckerina Wikipedia