Sirindhornia chaipattana
Sirindhornia chaipattana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Thailand. The habitat consist of secondary forests.
| Sirindhornia chaipattana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sirindhornia |
| Species: | S. chaipattana |
| Binomial name | |
| Sirindhornia chaipattana Pinkaew & Muadsub, 2014 | |
The length of the forewings is about 5.2 mm for males and 4.9–5.3 mm for females. The basal two-fifths of the forewings is white with several slender, connected black lines and spots and a distal white band with only few irregular black dots. The distal three-fifths of the forewings is reddish orange. The hindwings are dark grey to blackish with a narrow orange patch along the termen, an orange patch in the center and a whitish to orange streak in the anal region.
Etymology
The species name refers to the Chaipattana Foundation which supports the Ang-Ed community forest.[1]
References
- Muadsub, S. & Pinkaew, N., 2014 Sirindhornia Pinkaew and Muadsub (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a new enarmoniine genus from Thailand. Zootaxa, 3869(1): 53-63.
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