Toreulia placita

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

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

The wingspan is 17-18.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale cinnamon suffused with white near a white line and in the terminal part. There is brownish strigulation (fine streaks), as well as rusty-brown markings. The hindwings are brownish white, but whitish basally and strigulated with greyish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the colouration of the species and is derived from Latin placita (meaning nice).[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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