Carodista wilpattuae

Carodista wilpattuae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Carodista
Species:	C. wilpattuae
Binomial name
	Carodista wilpattuae; Park, 2001

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

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm. The forewing pattern is similar to Carodista tribrachia, but with a large yellowish-orange patch near three-fourths and a discal spot in the middle, as well as a large yellowish-orange patch at the end of the cell, speckled with golden yellow scales. There is a short blackish streak below the discal spot.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type location.[2]

References

"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: .

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[funet-1] "Carodista". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.

[2] 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: .