Dicephalarcha herbosa

Dicephalarcha herbosa is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Thailand, India, southern Sulawesi, Java, Borneo, Bali and the Moluccas.[1]

Dicephalarcha herbosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Dicephalarcha
Species:
D. herbosa
Binomial name
Dicephalarcha herbosa
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce herbosa Meyrick, 1909
  • Olethreutes herbosa
  • Argyroploce mniopyrrha Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan 10–13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous on the costal half, while the lower half of the wing is pale bluish grey. The hindwings are dark grey, becoming blackish towards the apex.[2]

References
  1. New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)


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