Biology:Statherotis euryphaea

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Short description: Species of moth

Statherotis euryphaea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Statherotis
Species:
S. euryphaea
Binomial name
Statherotis euryphaea
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce euryphaea Turner, 1916
  • Eucosma leuconephela Turner, 1946

Statherotis euryphaea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown, with some darker costal strigulae (fine streaks) and a brown-whitish dorsal streak. There is a brown spot on the mid-termen, with some brown terminal dots above and below it, as well as a series of dark fuscous dots on the dorsum. The hindwings are dark 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 ☰ Q18082401 entry