Dacgleia

Dacgleia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Dacgleia cerata, which is found in Vietnam.[1]

Dacgleia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Dacgleia
Razowski, 2009
Species:
D. cerata
Binomial name
Dacgleia cerata
Razowski, 2009

The wingspan is 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow-brown in the costal third and pale brownish grey in the dorsal area. There are some black dots forming two incomplete transverse rows in the posterior third of the wing and a few scattered in the median area of the wing. The hindwings are cream brown.

Etymology

The name of the genus refers to Dac Glei, the type locality of the type species. The specific name refers to the shape of uncus and socii and is derived from Latin ceratus (meaning with horns).

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See also

References

  1. Razowski, J., 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum.6.Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Shilap revista de Lepidopterologia 37 (145): 115-143.


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