Sisurcana vilcanotae

Sisurcana vilcanotae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Peru.

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

The wingspan is about 31 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown ferruginous with some paler, yellower areas in the costal half of the wing postmedially. There are silver-grey suffusions in the basal area, along the costa and the posterior parts of the wing. The markings are dark rust brown. The hindwings are dirty cream, mixed with grey in the distal half.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Cordillera Vilcanota, the type locality.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 73-159. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.73-159. Full article: .


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