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Frisilia nesiotes

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Species of moth

Frisilia nesiotes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Greek nesiote (meaning islander).

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2014). "Frisilia nesiotes Park, Wu, Kun & Sohn, 2008". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. Park, K. T., 2008: A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 1696: 1-24
Taxon identifiers
Frisilia nesiotes


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