Biology:Anacrusis guttula

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Short description: Species of moth

Anacrusis guttula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Anacrusis
Species:
A. guttula
Binomial name
Anacrusis guttula
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2010

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

The wingspan is about 28 mm for males and 32 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings of the males is brownish, finely strigulated (streaked) brown and darker and more ferruginous brown along the costa, tinged with grey terminally. The hindwings are dark brown, yellower strigulated brown at the apex. The ground colour of the forewings of the females is creamish brown, strigulated brown and with traces of two whitish spots near the midtermen.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek guttula (meaning small droplet).[1]

References

  1. 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: [1].

Wikidata ☰ Q15641425 entry