Romanaria chachapoyas

Romanaria chachapoyas is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Peru.

Romanaria chachapoyas
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R. chachapoyas
Binomial name
Romanaria chachapoyas

The wingspan is 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white with small blackish dots and pinkish-grey suffusions at the markings in the median part of the wing and at the mid-termen. The markings are black. The hindwings are greyish, tinged with brownish towards the termen.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Chachapoyas Province.[2]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 73-159. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.73-159. Full article: .


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