Lobesia drasteria

Lobesia drasteria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Lobesia
Species:	L. drasteria
Binomial name
	Lobesia drasteria; Razowski, 2013

Lobesia drasteria 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 lower montane forests.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are reddish rust, but darker posteriorly and the base of the wing is blackish, sprinkled with white. There are some white costal strigulae (fine streaks). The hindwings are whitish, sprinkled with dark brown and dark brown postmedially. The costa is whitish.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the colouration of the forewings and is derived from Greek drasterios (meaning drastic, enterprising).[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.