Tortyra aurofasciana was described by Snellen in 1875 as Simaethis aurofasciana (see reference to the original description). The lectotype is deposited at the RMNH (see images).
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith