Idolatteria ops

Idolatteria ops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Idolatteria
Species:	I. ops
Binomial name
	Idolatteria ops; Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008

Idolatteria ops is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Peru.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow orange in the form of several spots and incomplete fasciae. The markings are blackish with a bluish gloss. The hindwings are pale orange with a dark brown base, two transverse fasciae, one costal spot, and a few smaller posterior spots.

Etymology

The species name refers to the general appearance of the species and is derived from Greek ops (meaning specimen or face).[1]

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References

Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008: Some telochromatic Tortricidae from western South America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 36 (142): 209-218. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2013-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).

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[1] Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008: Some telochromatic Tortricidae from western South America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 36 (142): 209-218. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2013-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).