Auratonota rubromixta

Auratonota rubromixta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Auratonota rubromixta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Auratonota
Species:
A. rubromixta
Binomial name
Auratonota rubromixta
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, preserved only along pattern elements. These are distinctly suffused with pale ferruginous between them. The markings are rust with reddish and brown admixtures. The hindwings are white cream, tinged with brownish in the apical third.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the colouration of some pattern elements and is derived from Latin: ruber (meaning red) and mixta (meaning mixed).[1]

References
  1. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador. Part 1: Southern Highlands. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 7-41 Full article: .


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