Tsinilla ubericolor

Tsinilla ubericolor is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Colombia and Carchi Province, Ecuador.[2]

Tsinilla ubericolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Tsinilla
Species:
T. ubericolor
Binomial name
Tsinilla ubericolor

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The ground colour of the basal third of the forewings is glossy grey with blackish-brown spots. The subterminal area is ferruginous, but silver white in the tornal and ocellar areas. The costal strigulae (fine streaks) are white and the marking are blackish brown. The hindwings are brownish.

Etymology

The species name refers to the colouration of the forewing and is derived from Latin uber (meaning rich).[3]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2011: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Colombia). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 54B (1-2): 103-128. Full article: .
  3. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575.


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