Transtillaspis multicornuta

Transtillaspis multicornuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Transtillaspis
Species:	T. multicornuta
Binomial name
	Transtillaspis multicornuta; Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008

Transtillaspis multicornuta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in Carchi[1] and Napo provinces.[2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish with brownish admixture and brownish suffusions. The hindwings are cream with grey suffusions and darker diffuse strigulation (fine streaks).

Etymology

The species name refers to high number of cornuti and is derived from Latin multum (meaning a great number).[3]

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References

tortricidae.com
Razowski J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Some Tortricidae from the East Cordillera in Ecuador reared from larvae in Yanayacu Biological Station in Ecuador (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 21 (4): 585-603. Full article: .
Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575.

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Razowski J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Some Tortricidae from the East Cordillera in Ecuador reared from larvae in Yanayacu Biological Station in Ecuador (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 21 (4): 585-603. Full article: .

[3] Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575.