Sarisophora praecentrix
| Sarisophora praecentrix | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Sarisophora |
| Species: | S. praecentrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarisophora praecentrix Meyrick, 1931 | |
Sarisophora praecentrix is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1931. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are orange-yellow, with some scattered dark fuscous specks and a short streak of dark fuscous suffusion on the base of the costa, as well as an incurved streak of dark fuscous irroration from the costa at three-fourths to the dorsum at three-fourths. The hindwings are light ochreous-yellow.[2]
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