Acleris loxoscia

Acleris loxoscia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India (Assam), China[2] and Taiwan.

Acleris loxoscia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. loxoscia
Binomial name
Acleris loxoscia
(Meyrick, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxygrapha loxoscia Meyrick, 1907

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings range from ochreous to ferruginous, strigulated with fuscous in lighter specimens and with purplish-leaden in darker ones. There are scattered minute black dots. The hindwings are ochreous-grey whitish, suffused with pale grey posteriorly in females. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[3]

References
Wikispecies has information related to Acleris loxoscia.
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Acleris at funet
  3. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (3): 735


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