Demeijerella palleophyton

Demeijerella palleophyton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Demeijerella
Species:	D. palleophyton
Binomial name
	Demeijerella palleophyton; Razowski, 2013

Demeijerella palleophyton is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in 2013. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia. The habitat consists of lowland forests, bamboo and secondary forests.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are whitish cream, the veins in the posterior third of the wing suffused with greyish. The hindwings are greyish. Females are darker, with both the markings and hindwings more brownish than in males.

Etymology

The species name refers to the pale colouration of the species and is derived from Greek palleo (meaning becoming pale) and phyton (meaning an animal).[1]

References

Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.