Ceratoxanthis adriatica

Ceratoxanthis adriatica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in former Yugoslavia.[2] The habitat consists of dry slopes near the Adriatic Sea.

Ceratoxanthis adriatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ceratoxanthis
Species:
C. adriatica
Binomial name
Ceratoxanthis adriatica
Elsner & Jaro, 2003[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale yellow, edged with ferruginous brown at the basal half of the costa. The marking have the form of dark ferruginous-brown-metallic scales. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.

Etymology

The species is named for the position of the type locality on the Adriatic coast.[3]

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References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. ELSNER, G. & J. JAROŠ (2003): A new species of Ceratoxanthis Razowski, and distribution records for two species of Aethes Billberg from the Balkan Peninsula (Tortricidae: Cochylini). — Nota lepidopterologica 25 (4): 221-225


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