Amorbimorpha schausiana

Amorbimorpha schausiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in south-eastern Mexico including Veracruz.[2]

Amorbimorpha schausiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Amorbimorpha
Species:
A. schausiana
Binomial name
Amorbimorpha schausiana
Synonyms
  • Epagoge schausiana Walsingham, 1913
  • Sparganothoides schausiana

The length of the forewings is 14.2–16.8 mm for males and about 14 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is hoary grey, but dark grey with black scaling on subbasal, median and subterminal fasciae. The hindwings are shining white. Adults have been recorded on wing from early June to mid-July.[3]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Kruse, J.J.; Powell, J.A. 2009: Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 2150: 1-78. Abstract & excerpt
  3. 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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