Cerace loxodes

Cerace loxodes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Tenasserim, India.

Cerace loxodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cerace
Species:
C. loxodes
Binomial name
Cerace loxodes

The wingspan is about 52 mm. The forewings are dark coppery purple fuscous with an orange-red apical blotch and numerous ochreous-white dots and round spots. The hindwings are orange with a dark purple-fuscous blotch.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. A revision of the family Ceracidae (Lepidoptera Tortricoidea) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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