Ernocornutia alpha

Ernocornutia alpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ernocornutia
Species: E. alpha
Binomial name
Ernocornutia alpha
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2010[1]

Ernocornutia alpha is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Peru.

The wingspan is 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, almost completely suffused with brown and in the distal third of the wing dotted with rust. The strigulation (fine streaking) is brown and there is a cream blotch at the base of the wing followed by a darker subcostal patch. The markings are brown. The hindwings are spotted grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the succession of the species (cf. Ernocornutia beta).[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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