Lasiothyris guanana

Lasiothyris guanana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the British Virgin Islands.

Lasiothyris guanana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Lasiothyris
Species:
L. guanana
Binomial name
Lasiothyris guanana
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]
Synonyms
  • Lasiothyris gounana

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, the basal part of the costa suffused with brownish and the terminal area of the wing with pale ochreous yellow. The markings are brownish yellow. The hindwings are brownish white.

Etymology

The species name refers to Guana Island, the type locality.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 35 (137): 67-86
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