Tisis asterias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Tisis
Species:
T. asterias
Binomial name
Tisis asterias
Park, 2003

Tisis asterias is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2003. It is found in Thailand.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm for males and 15 mm for females. The forewings are brownish orange, speckled with dark brown scales throughout and with a large, pale orange semi-ovate area well presented pre-apically, bordered by greyish-brown scales anteriorly, with two or three dark brown spots on the inner side. The termen is slightly oblique, with the fringes dark brown, relatively short on the termen, longer on the inner margin.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the signum and is derived from Latin aster (meaning star).[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 31, 2014). "Tisis asterias Park, 2003". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. Park, K. T. (2003). "Two new species of the genus Tisis from Thailand and notes on Tistis elegans (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae)". Species Diversity. 8: 267-274.


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