Argyrotaenia subcordillerae
Argyrotaenia subcordillerae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Carchi and Pastaza.[2]
| Argyrotaenia subcordillerae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Argyrotaenia |
| Species: | A. subcordillerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyrotaenia subcordillerae | |
The wingspan is 18.5–21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish in the posterior half of the wing and pale pinkish ochreous in the anterior part. The suffusions are brownish, the dots and strigulae (fine streaks) are brown and the markings are blackish brown. The hindwings are brownish grey, but paler basally.
Etymology
The species name refers to the similarity with Argyrotaenia cordillerae plus Latin sub (meaning near, close).[3]
References
- tortricidae.com
- Razowski, Józef; Becker, Vitor O. (2010). "Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia - Series B: Invertebrata. 53 (1): 9–38. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38.
- Razowski, J.; Wojtusiak, J. (2008). "Tortricidae from the Mountains of Ecuador. Part III: Western Cordillera (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Genus. 19 (3): 497–575. ISSN 0867-1710. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15.
Data related to Argyrotaenia subcordillerae at Wikispecies
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.