Torodora typhlopis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in southern India.[1]

Torodora typhlopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. typhlopis
Binomial name
Torodora typhlopis
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Brachmia typhlopis Meyrick, 1911

The wingspan is 22–30 mm (0.87–1.18 in). The forewings are glossy dark purplish fuscous. The stigmata are represented by black spots, the first discal small, round and confluent with a large trapezoidal plical beneath it, the second discal moderate and transverse. The hindwings are fuscous, in females rather darker.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Markku Savela. "Torodora Meyrick, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20 (3): 715  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.