Frisilia nesiotes
| Frisilia nesiotes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Frisilia |
| Species: | F. nesiotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Frisilia nesiotes Park & C. S. Wu, 2008 | |
Frisilia nesiotes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2008. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is 14–15 mm.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Greek nesiote (meaning islander).[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2014). "Frisilia nesiotes Park, Wu, Kun & Sohn, 2008". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Park, K. T., 2008: A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 1696: 1-24