Acleris phyllosocia

Acleris phyllosocia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. phyllosocia
Binomial name
	Acleris phyllosocia; Razowski, 2008

Acleris phyllosocia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in northern Vietnam.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream tinged with brownish and suffused and sprinkled with chestnut brown. There is cream scaling on some veins, mainly dorsobasally. The hindwings are grey brown.

Etymology

The name refers to the very broad, flat parts of the socii and is derived from Greek phyllon (meaning leaf).[1]

References

"Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 2. Chlidanotinae and description of one species of Tortricini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

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[1] "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 2. Chlidanotinae and description of one species of Tortricini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2013-10-15.