Biology:Endothenia polymetalla

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Short description: Species of moth

Endothenia polymetalla
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Endothenia
Species:
E. polymetalla
Binomial name
Endothenia polymetalla
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Laspeyresia polymetalla Turner, 1916

Endothenia polymetalla is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are whitish, mixed with brown and fuscous. There are four transverse leaden-metallic lines and a brown-and-fuscous median transverse fascia. The hindwings are grey.[1]

References

  1. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q16981627 entry