Lasiothyris exocha

Lasiothyris exocha is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Carchi Province, Ecuador.

Lasiothyris exocha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Lasiothyris
Species:
L. exocha
Binomial name
Lasiothyris exocha
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]

The wingspan is about 24.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish cream, preserved in the postbasal and postmedian areas. The forewings are suffused with ochreous brownish and chestnut brown and there are dark chestnut-brown markings. The hindwings are whitish, slightly tinged with brownish grey, especially on the peripheries.

Etymology

The species name refers to the character of the species and is derived from Greek exochos (meaning exquisite).[2]

gollark: Greetings!
gollark: It would be nice if I had some sort of ”””temperature measurement””” device which was in a discrete device which did not get really warm for reasons.
gollark: However, phones are typically warmer than the surrounding environment.
gollark: Well, not VERY hot, but QUITE hot.
gollark: My phone's internal temperature sensor says it's 23 degrees celsius (0.4 radians celsius), which is VERY hot.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 91-128


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