Toripalpus breviornatalis is a species of snout moth, and type species of the genus Toripalpus.

[1] It is found in the U.S. states of Texas, Oklahoma and Florida.

[2] Both species and genus were first described in 1878 by Augustus Radcliffe Grote.

[3][2] For a time, Toripalpus was deemed a synonym of Jocara, and the species was included as Jocara breviornatalis in the 1983 Hodges checklist.

[2] In 1993, the original genus was revived by M. Alma Solis,[1][2] with both J. breviornatalis and J. trabalis transferred back to Toripalpus,[1] where they remain placed as of December 2024[update].