Sisurcana tabloneana

Sisurcana tabloneana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.

Sisurcana tabloneana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
S. tabloneana
Binomial name
Sisurcana tabloneana

The wingspan is about 27 mm for males and 32 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings of the males is pale rust brown with refractive dots and brown suffusions. The markings are dark rust brown. The hindwings are whitish, slightly mixed with brownish on the periphery. The ground colour of the forewings of the females is pale brownish with weak brown strigulae (fine streaks) and suffusions. The hindwing have indistinct strigulation.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality: El Tablon.[2]

gollark: https://i.osmarks.tk/memes-or-something/no-f-in-peter.jpg
gollark: Why the weird username?
gollark: The travelling kristman problem is easy because there are about three cities.
gollark: > yes> nopeYay English!
gollark: Yes.

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: .


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.