Sisurcana rufograpta

Sisurcana rufograpta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Morona-Santiago and Tungurahua.[2]

Sisurcana rufograpta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Sisurcana
Species:
S. rufograpta
Binomial name
Sisurcana rufograpta

The wingspan is about 30.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish brown up to the middle and brownish, densely strigulated (finely streaked) grey postmedially with two reddish rust marks postbasally. The distal third of the wing is dark brown. The hindwings are cream with a slight brown admixture and brownish on the periphery.

Etymology

The species name to the presence of a postbasal mark on the forewing and is derived from Latin rufus (meaning rust) and Greek graptos (meaning marked).[3]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2011: Systematic and faunistic data on Neotropical Tortricidae: Phricanthini, Tortricini, Atteriini, Polyorthini, Chlidanotini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 39 (154): 161-181.
  3. Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2009: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 119-187. doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.119-187. Full article: .


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