Tisis gloriosa

Tisis gloriosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Tisis
Species: T. gloriosa
Binomial name
Tisis gloriosa
K.T. Park, 2009

Tisis gloriosa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by K.T. Park in 2009. It is found in Thailand.[1]

The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are light orange, metallic shiny. The basal fascia is small and brownish and there is a large, yellowish brown median patch, round on the anterior margin, occupying more than one-fourth of the wing. The distal two-fifths of the wing are yellowish brown. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin glori (meaning glory) plus the suffix -osus.[2]

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