Sirindhornia curvicosta

Sirindhornia curvicosta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Thailand. The habitat consist of secondary forests.

Sirindhornia curvicosta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Sirindhornia
Species:
S. curvicosta
Binomial name
Sirindhornia curvicosta
Pinkaew & Muadsub, 2014

The length of the forewings is about 5.2 mm. The basal two-fifths of the forewings is white, with various slender, connected black lines concentrated towards the base and distally white with a few black dots. The distal three-fifths are reddish orange, its inner margin near the costa preceded by black spots and followed by a parallel angled silvery band. The hindwings are dark, with a narrow orange patch along the termen and a narrow orange streak in the center.

Etymology

The species name refers to the strongly curved costa of the forewing just before the apex.[1]

References
  1. Muadsub, S. & Pinkaew, N., 2014 Sirindhornia Pinkaew and Muadsub (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a new enarmoniine genus from Thailand. Zootaxa, 3869(1): 53-63.


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