Sorolopha sphaerocopa

Sorolopha sphaerocopa is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in India, Thailand, Japan, China, Sumatra, western Java, the Moluccas[1] and Vietnam.[2]

Sorolopha sphaerocopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Sorolopha
Species:
S. sphaerocopa
Binomial name
Sorolopha sphaerocopa
(Meyrick, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce sphaerocopa Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan is 15–16 mm for males and 16–17 mm for females. The forewings are pale bluish grey, sometimes with a pale green tinge. The hindwings are pale with a grey marginal half which is suffused with bronze fuscous.[3]

References
  1. New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand
  2. Razowski, J., 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 6. Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Shilap revista de Lepidopterologia 37 (145): 115-143.
  3. The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)


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