Villarica villaricae

Villarica villaricae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Genus: Villarica
Razowski & Pelz, 2010
Species: V. villaricae
Binomial name
Villarica villaricae
Razowski & Pelz, 2010

Villarica is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Villarica villaricae, which is found in the Araucanía Region of Chile.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is preserved in the form of a white dorsal blotch followed towards the costa by brownish cream interfascia. The apical area is cream, somewhat mixed with brownish olive. The tornal area is whitish. The markings are olive brown with brown suffusions and spots. The hindwings are pale brown.

Etymology

The generic name refers to the name of type locality of the type-species and the species name is also based on the name of type locality.[1]

References

  1. Razowski, J. & V. Pelz 2010: Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 38 (149): 5-55.
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