Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lecithoceridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sarisophora | |
Sarisophora notornis 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 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).
References
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