Sabahtortrix

Sabahtortrix is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1] It contains only one species, Sabahtortrix montana, which is found on Sabah in Malaysia. The habitat consists of primary montane forests.

Sabahtortrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Subfamily:
Tortricinae
Genus:
Sabahtortrix

Razowski, 2012
Species:
S. montana
Binomial name
Sabahtortrix montana
Razowski, 2012

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, cream along the costa preserved as some spots, otherwise suffused green. There are some black-brown dots and refractive spots and there is subterminal grey suffusion in the dorsosubterminal area. The hindwings are cream brown with rust-brown hairs and suffusion at the base.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the name of the country and the name of the type-genus of the tribe. The species name refers to the topography of the type locality and is derived from Latin montanus (meaning mountainous).[2]

See also

References
  1. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. Razowski, J., 2012: Descriptions of new Tortricini from the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 40 (159): 315-335. Full article: .


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