Rhythmologa polyfenestra

Rhythmologa polyfenestra is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador.

Rhythmologa polyfenestra
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R. polyfenestra
Binomial name
Rhythmologa polyfenestra
Synonyms
  • Rhytmologa polyfenestra

The wingspan is 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish cream, strigulated (finely streaked) with olive grey and slightly mixed with greyish basally. The hindwings are creamish, slightly mixed with brownish ochreous posteriorly.

Etymology

The species name refers to numerous pale spots of ground colour on the forewings and is derived from Greek poly (meaning numerous) and Latin fenestra (meaning window).[2]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2009: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 119-187. doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.119-187. Full article: .


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