Amorbimorpha powelliana

Amorbimorpha powelliana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mexico (Nuevo Leon and possibly Hidalgo).

Amorbimorpha powelliana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Amorbimorpha
Species:
A. powelliana
Binomial name
Amorbimorpha powelliana
Kruse, 2012

The length of the forewings is 12.7–14.5 mm for males and 11.7–15.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings of the males is brownish orange. The hindwings are shining ivory white, gradually bronzed toward the distal regions. Females have dark brownish orange or reddish orange forewings, the markings suffused and less distinct than in the males. Adults have been recorded on wing in mid-September.

Etymology

The species is names in honour of Jerry Powell, a tortricid systematist who collected the only known specimens and reared the type series from a wild-caught female.[1]

References
  1. Kruse, J.J. 2012: Description of Amorbimorpha Kruse, new genus, from Mexico and the southern United States (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 3177: 33–42. Preview


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