Frisilia drimyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Frisilia
Species:
F. drimyla
Binomial name
Frisilia drimyla
Diakonoff, [1968]

Frisilia drimyla is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1968. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are light ochreous tawny, irregularly suffused with fuscous. The base of the costa with a fuscous, attenuated streak and the dorsum from the base to beyond the middle with a faint fuscous suffusion. The discal stigmata are rather large, very faint, suffused and brownish. The plical stigma is conspicuous, elongate and dark brown, slightly closer to second the discal than to the first discal stigma. The hindwings are semipellucent with distinct blue reflections.[2]

References

  1. Frisilia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 128 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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