Clepsis labisclera

Clepsis labisclera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cuba.

Clepsis labisclera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species:
C. labisclera
Binomial name
Clepsis labisclera
Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]

The wingspan is 14–19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale greyish ferruginous, strigulated (finely streaked) with rust and with rust brown markings. The hindwings are pale brownish cream, but whiter basally.

Etymology

The species name refers to the sclerites of the labia.[2]

gollark: *d***i*****n****__o__*
gollark: *uupz*
gollark: Ezio, on your trade: if we get pagination, how is TJ09 going to submit an offer with it?
gollark: Ah, yes, a frozen Pink hatchling.
gollark: Cool. I wonder whether anyone got a 4-letter DOOM dragon.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: .


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.