Amorbia catarina
| Amorbia catarina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Amorbia |
| Species: | A. catarina |
| Binomial name | |
| Amorbia catarina Phillips & Powell, 2007[1] | |
Amorbia catarina is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in southern Brazil and Trinidad.
The length of the forewings is 8.5–8.9 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown with the basal, median, subterminal fasciae and apex darker. The hindwings are pale brown. Adults have been recorded on wing in February, July, November and December.
Etymology
The species name refers to the state of the type locality, Santa Catarina in Brazil.[2]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Phillips-Rodríguez, E.; Powell, J.A. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini).
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Amorbia catarina |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amorbia catarina. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.