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Sarisophora designata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Sarisophora

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are orange grey to brownish with brownish scales sparsely scattered, more dense in the posterior portion. There are two blackish large discal stigmata, one before the middle and the other at the end of the cell. There is brownish suffusion extending from the second stigma to the inner margin. The hindwings are pale orange grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the distinct marked discal stigmata on the forewing and is derived from Latin designat (meaning marked).

References

Sarisophora designata Wikipedia