Biology:Harmologa scoliastis

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Short description: Species of moth

Harmologa scoliastis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Harmologa
Species:
H. scoliastis
Binomial name
Harmologa scoliastis
(Meyrick, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Trachybathra scoliastis Meyrick, 1907
  • (Meyrick, 1907) Harmologa scoliastes

Harmologa scoliastis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1907 and named Trachybathra scoliastis.[3]

Description

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale brownish, suffused with whitish. The costa and dorsum are strigulated (finely streaked) with dark fuscous. The hindwings are fuscous, strigulated with darker. There is some ochreous-yellowish suffusion in the centre of disc and towards the costa in the middle.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13654705 entry