Torodora
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Torodora is a genus of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 in the family Lecithoceridae
Lecithoceridae
Lecithoceridae is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.-Systematics:...

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Distribution and diversity

Torodora is an oriental genus and comprises more than 100 species.

Selected species

  • manoconta Species Group
    • Torodora babeana
      Torodora babeana
      Torodora babeana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in northern Vietnam.The wingspan is 19-20 mm. The ground color of the forewings is shiny golden brown, often with large yellowish triangular or elongate patch near two thirds of the inner margin...

      K.T.Park, 2007
    • Torodora chinanensis
      Torodora chinanensis
      Torodora chinanensis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 25 mm. Adults have a large, yellowish triangular patch on the inner margin of the forewing mesially....

      K.T.Park, 2003
    • Torodora epitriona
      Torodora epitriona
      Torodora epitriona is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Thailand .The wingspan is 16 mm....

      K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora manoconta
      Torodora manoconta
      Torodora manoconta is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan and China .The wingspan is 19-22 mm. The forewings are elongate and slightly wider towards the termen. The colour is greyish brown throughout, without a pattern. There is a faint discal spot at the end of the cell. The...

      Wu & Liu, 1994
    • Torodora rectivalvata
      Torodora rectivalvata
      Torodora rectivalvata is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Thailand .The wingspan is 17.5-18 mm. The forewings are elongate and broader towards the apex. The ground colour is shiny brownish orange, often with a large pale orange, quadrate area mesially onThe upper surface...

      K.T.Park, 2007
    • Torodora spinula
      Torodora spinula
      Torodora spinula is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Thailand .The wingspan is 13-13.5 mm....

      K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora vietnamensis
      Torodora vietnamensis
      Torodora vietnamensis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in northern Vietnam.The wingspan is 19-20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is shiny, golden brown, often with a yellowish triangular or elongate patch before the tornus on the inner margin. The hindwings are pale...

      K.T.Park, 2007
  • recurvata Species Group
    • Torodora activata (Diakonoff, 1967)
    • Torodora argenteola Park, 2008
    • Torodora candida Park, 2008
    • Torodora castanea Park, 2008
    • Torodora cavecostalis Park, 2008
    • Torodora chatolensis Park, 2008
    • Torodora lechridia Park, 2008
    • Torodora meyi Park, 2008
    • Torodora niphotricha (Diakonoff, 1967)
    • Torodora ochrocapna (Meyrick, 1923)
    • Torodora parvifoliae Park, 2008
    • Torodora pediformis Park, 2008
    • Torodora pinigisanica Park, 2008
    • Torodora recurvata (Meyrick, 1923)
    • Torodora wauensis K.T. Park, 2010
  • unknown species group
    • Torodora albicruris
      Torodora albicruris
      Torodora albicruris is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 12 mm. The forewings are light brown with a small yellowish white patch and a dark brown discal spot...

      Park & Heppner, 2000
    • Torodora angustia K.T. Park, 2007
    • Torodora aritai K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora bachmaensis K.T. Park, 2006
    • Torodora bacillaris
      Torodora bacillaris
      Torodora bacillaris is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in China .The wingspan is 26-30 mm. The forewings are dark brown evenly, with a weak yellowish patch at two thirds of the costa...

      Wang and Xiong, 2010
    • Torodora biovalata Wadhawan & Walia, 2007
    • Torodora calligata K.T.Park, 2008
    • Torodora capillaris
      Torodora capillaris
      Torodora capillaris is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 15.5-16 mm. Adults exhibit seasonal dimorphism. The summer form has pale orange forewings with brown scales scattered on the upper quarter of the costa. The costa is pale yellow anteriorly. There are...

      Park & Heppner, 2000
    • Torodora chiangdoica K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora chumphonica K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora crassidigitata H.H. Li, 2010
    • Torodora epicharis K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora epiphorana K.T. Park, 2002
    • Torodora flavescens (Gozmány, 1998) (Sichuan, China)
    • Torodora fuscobasalis K.T. Park, 2002
    • Torodora galera
      Torodora galera
      Torodora galera is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in China and Taiwan....

      Wu & Liu, 1994
    • Torodora karismata K.T. Park, 2010
    • Torodora karsholti K.T. Park, 2002
    • Torodora lativalvata K.T.Park, 2008
    • Torodora lineata K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora loeica K.T. Park, 2002
    • Torodora longilobella K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora moriyasu K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora nabiella K.T. Park, 2006
    • Torodora namalis K.T.Park, 2008
    • Torodora notacma C.S. Wu, 1997
    • Torodora octavana
      Torodora octavana
      Torodora octavana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan, China and India.The wingspan is 16-18 mm....

      (Meyrick, 1911)
    • Torodora opportuna Meyrick, 1923 (Assam)
    • Torodora parotidosa (C.S. Wu, 1994)
    • Torodora parthenopis
      Torodora parthenopis
      Torodora parthenopis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 13-17 mm. The forewings are yellowish orange-brown with five distinct spots along the termen....

      (Meyrick, 1932)
    • Torodora pegasana C.S. Wu & Y.Q. Liu, 1994
    • Torodora pentagona K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora phamae K.T. Park, 2006
    • Torodora phuruaensis K.T. Park, 2007
    • Torodora pseudogalera
      Torodora pseudogalera
      Torodora pseudogalera is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan....

      Park, 2004
    • Torodora quadrangulata Wadhawan & Walia, 2007
    • Torodora rectangulata Wadhawan & Walia, 2007
    • Torodora rectilinea
      Torodora rectilinea
      Torodora rectilinea is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan....

      K.T. Park, 2003
    • Torodora sagmaria K.T.Park, 2002
    • Torodora sciadosa
      Torodora sciadosa
      Torodora sciadosa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan and China .The wingspan is 18 mm....

      Wu & Liu, 1994
    • Torodora silvatica K.T. Park, 2007
    • Torodora styloidea
      Torodora styloidea
      Torodora styloidea is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in China .The wingspan is 25-30 mm. The forewings are evenly covered with brown scales and there is a weak yellowish patch at two thirds of the costa...

      H. Wang and M. Wang, 2010
    • Torodora uringensis K.T.Park, 2008
    • Torodora youwon K.T. Park, 2010

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