Transtillaspis lypra

Transtillaspis lypra is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Napo Province, Ecuador.

Transtillaspis lypra
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T. lypra
Binomial name
Transtillaspis lypra
Razowski & Pelz, 2005[1]

The wingspan is 14.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is creamy brownish, strigulated (finely streaked) with blackish brown. The markings are dark ochreous brownish. The hindwings are cream brownish, but darker on the periphery.

Etymology

The species name refers to the dark colouration of the forewings and is derived from Greek lypros (meaning sad).[2]

gollark: Yes, this is what I have been saying.
gollark: Shouldn't it be PiL, with a lowercase i?
gollark: I duckduckgoed "lua pil", clicked the `online version` link, oh look that.
gollark: https://www.lua.org/pil/contents.html
gollark: Are you incapable of googlinating?

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & Pelz, V., 2005: New species of Gorytvesica Razowski, 1997 and Transtillaspis Razowski, 1987 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini) from Ecuador. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 48B (1-2): 57-94. Full article:


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