Frisilia tricrosura

Frisilia tricrosura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Frisilia
Species: F. tricrosura
Binomial name
Frisilia tricrosura
Wu & Park, 1999

Frisilia tricrosura is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Wu and Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

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).[2]

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