Badiaria plagiata

Badiaria plagiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Badiaria
Species:	B. plagiata
Binomial name
	Badiaria plagiata; Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008[1]

Badiaria plagiata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish suffused with pinkish ferruginous except for the lines edging the markings and a streak perpendicular to the mid-termen. The markings are rust with black elements. The hindwings are cream with grey spots.

Etymology

The species name refers to markings of the forewing and is derived from Greek plagios (meaning transverse, oblique).[2]

References

tortricidae.com
Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-11-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-11-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)