Tisis chalybaeella

Tisis chalybaeella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Borneo.[1]

Tisis chalybaeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Tisis
Species:
T. chalybaeella
Binomial name
Tisis chalybaeella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Tipha chalybaeella Walker, 1864
  • Tirallis latifasciella Walker, 1864

Adults are cupreous, the forewings ochraceous, with three chalybeous (steel-blue) stripes, which extend from the base to beyond the middle, and are connected at their tips. The marginal band and fringe are chalybeous. The hindwings are cupreous brown.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Tisis chalybaeella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 799


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