Carodista grypotatos explained

Carodista grypotatos is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are clothed with brown or dark brown scales with dark brown scales in the basal one-fifth of the costa and a yellowish orange costal patch. There is also a large, elliptical blackish antemedial patch bordered by yellowish orange scales along the inner margin. The median patch is X-shaped and yellowish orange and the postmedian line is zigzag shaped. The hindwings are grey with a broad orange white fascia to three-fourths along the costa.

Etymology

The species name refers to the horn on the ventral margin of the valva and is derived from gryp (meaning hooked).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carodista. nic.funet.fi. 2016-01-02.
  2. &, 2001: Additional faunistic data and discussions of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of seven new species. Insecta Koreana, 18(2): 139-152. Full article: http://img.kisti.re.kr/originalView/originalView.jsp.