Arotrophora tubulosa

Arotrophora tubulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Arotrophora
Species: A. tubulosa
Binomial name
Arotrophora tubulosa
Razowski, 2009[1]

Arotrophora tubulosa is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are brownish with a pink-violet hue and strigulated (finely streaked) with red brown. The basal area is white with a blackish spot at the costa, followed by a yellowish suffusion. The hindwings are brownish, but paler basally.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the antrum and is derived from Latin tubulus (meaning small tube).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J., 2009, Oriental Arotrophora Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its species, Polish Journal of Entomology 78 (1): 33-57. Full article:
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