Biology:Isodemis hainanensis

Short description: Species of moth

Isodemis hainanensis
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Isodemis
Species:	I. hainanensis
Binomial name
Isodemis hainanensis Sun & Li, 2011

Isodemis hainanensis is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is known from Hainan, China .

The wingspan is about 17.5 mm for males and 22 mm for females. The head, antenna and labial palpus are grayish brown, mixed with brownish-black scales. The thorax and tegula are brownish black, with sparse grayish-brown scales. The forewings are dark yellowish brown, tinged with ochreous scales in the distal half. The hindwings and cilia are grayish brown. The legs are dark yellowish brown, mottled brownish black on the ventral side of the foreleg and on the outer side of the mid- and hindlegs. The abdomen is dark grayish brown.

Etymology

The name is derived from the type locality, Hainan.

External links

• Review of the genus Isodemis Diakonoff (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from China, with description of three new species

Wikidata ☰ Q6085585 entry