Anacrusis erioheir

Anacrusis erioheir is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province[1] and Napo Province).[2]

Anacrusis erioheir
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Anacrusis
Species:
A. erioheir
Binomial name
Anacrusis erioheir

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The ground colour of the forewings is cream, tinged slightly with ferruginous at the base dorsally, along the costal arm of the median cell and medioterminally. The hindwings are cream, somewhat tinged with ochreous in the basal portion and with pale brownish grey distally.

Etymology

The species name refers to termination of the uncus and is derived from Greek erio (meaning a strengthening prefix, meaning very and heir (meaning claw)).[3]

References
  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski J. & J. Wojtusiak (June 30, 2010). "Some Tortricidae from the East Cordillera in Ecuador reared from larvae in Yanayacu Biological Station in Ecuador (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). 21 (4). Genus: 585–603. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Razowski & Wojtusiak (June 30, 2006). "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the Valley of Río Gualaceo, East Cordillera in Ecuador, with descriptions of new taxa" (PDF). 49B (1–2). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia: 17–53. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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