Toreulia acanthina

Toreulia acanthina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Napo Province, Ecuador.

Toreulia acanthina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Toreulia
Species:
T. acanthina
Binomial name
Toreulia acanthina
Razowski, Pelz & Wojtusiak, 2007[1]

The wingspan is 17–25 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish cinnamon, the basal area is suffused with brown and blackish and some orange-rust suffusions before the middle of the wing and along the costa. The hindwings are brownish white, suffused with brownish.

Etymology

The species name refers to the presence of thorns of the sacculus and is derived from Greek akantha (meaning a thorn).[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski, Volker Pelz & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2007: Re-definition of Toreulia Razowski & Becker with description of four new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Genus 18 (1): 107-115


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