Isodemis solea

Isodemis solea 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 alluvial forests, bamboo and secondary forests.

Isodemis solea
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I. solea
Binomial name
Isodemis solea
Razowski, 2013

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale rust, but paler in the posterior third of the wing where the markings are edged whitish. The markings themselves are dark rust brown. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to Solea, the type locality.[1]

References

  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.


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