Vicamentia

Vicamentia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Vicamentia vietnamica, which is found in Vietnam.[1]

Vicamentia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Enarmoniini
Genus: Vicamentia
Razowski, 2009
Species:
V. vietnamica
Binomial name
Vicamentia vietnamica
Razowski, 2009

The wingspan is 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, densely strigulate and reticulate brownish. The markings are rudimentary, brown and consist of a diffuse basal blotch, the costal part of the median fascia and an oblique line from. The hindwings are pale brownish, but creamier basally.

Etymology

The name of the genus is an anagram of the name of the type-species.

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See also

References
  1. Razoski, Józef, 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 7.Some additional data (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Polish Journal of Entomology 78 (1): 15-32. Full article:


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