Tisis argyrophaea is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on Borneo.[1]

Tisis argyrophaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Tisis
Species:
T. argyrophaea
Binomial name
Tisis argyrophaea
Meyrick, 1910

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are orange with the base narrowly fuscous, towards the costa silvery metallic. There is a silvery-metallic violet-fuscous spot on the costa at one-third, and one on the dorsum opposite. A large violet-fuscous patch occupies the apical two-fifths of the wing except along the costa, where the ground colour forms a streak reaching to near the top, with the margin suffused. The hindwings are fuscous, slightly purple tinged.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 31, 2014). "Tisis argyrophaea Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1910: 439.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.