Idolatteria pyropis

Idolatteria pyropis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[2]

Idolatteria pyropis
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I. pyropis
Binomial name
Idolatteria pyropis

The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are deep orange, the costa and termen alternately marked with dark purple and yellowish white, the purple assuming a more reddish tinge where it encroaches on the orange ground colour. There is a series of nine costal, one apical and six or seven terminal streaks. The hindwings are reddish orange, spotted with purplish fuscous throughout.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Obraztsov, N.S., 1966: Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XI. Revision of the genus Idolatteria (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 119 (3453): 1-11. Full article:
  3. botanicus.org


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