Asterolepis cypta

Asterolepis cypta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Brunei. The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests.

Asterolepis cypta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Asterolepis
Species:
A. cypta
Binomial name
Asterolepis cypta

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pearl cream with silver dots. The markings are yellowish cream with a weak brownish hue. The hindwings are white cream. Adults are on wing in April and September.

Etymology

The species name refers to the curved aedeagus and is derived from Greek kypto (meaning I am bending).[2]

gollark: How exciting; I can't wait to communicate with spirits, then negotiate business deals involving having them look up random information on things in return for factory-farmed souls.
gollark: I can't, since I don't actually know what you're referring to.
gollark: Plants apparently have moderately complex responses to stimuli. Computers can classify images and beat humans at games and do logical reasoning and such.
gollark: Well, thinking is hard to define too.
gollark: If it's sufficiently random, and you sample it long enough, you'll eventually get Shakespeare plays and such!

References
  1. "Tortricid.net – GENUS". tortricidae.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  2. Razowski, J., 2012: Descriptions of new Tortricini from the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 40 (159): 315–335. Full article: .


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