Eliachna hemicordata

Eliachna hemicordata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Eliachna
Species:	E. hemicordata
Binomial name
	Eliachna hemicordata; Brown & McPherson, 2002[1]

Eliachna hemicordata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Argentina (Neuquén, Río Negro) and Chile (Malleco, Bio Bio and Cautín).[2]

The length of the forewings is 7.8–8 millimetres (0.31–0.31 in). The ground colour of the forewings is pale orange-cream with tiny black specks. The hindwings are pale grey brown with darker mottling. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to February.

Etymology

The species name refers to the half-hearted shape of the distal portion of the valva.[3]

References

Tortricidae.com
Razowski, J. & V. Pelz (2010). "Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae". 38 (149). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia: 5–55. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Brown John W. & Tsitsi Y. McPherson (2001). "Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society" (PDF). 55 (4): 129–139. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Tortricidae.com

[2] Razowski, J. & V. Pelz (2010). "Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae". 38 (149). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia: 5–55. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] Brown John W. & Tsitsi Y. McPherson (2001). "Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society" (PDF). 55 (4): 129–139. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)