Carodista grypotatos
| Carodista grypotatos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Carodista |
| Species: | C. grypotatos
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| Binomial name | |
| Carodista grypotatos Park, 2001
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Carodista grypotatos is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is 21–22 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The species name refers to the horn on the ventral margin of the valva and is derived from gryp (meaning hooked).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carodista". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ Park, K.T. & Wu C.S., 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: [1].