Biology:Tortyra malacozona

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Short description: Species of moth

Tortyra malacozona
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Tortyra
Species:
T. malacozona
Binomial name
Tortyra malacozona
Meyrick, 1922[1]

Tortyra malacozona is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Peru and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark grey, with the tips of the scales white, forming a very close minute speckling. A black dot is found near the base in the middle, connected with the costa by a very fine strigula. There is a black dot near the dorsum at one-fifth and there is a fine slightly curved black transverse line at one-third. Near beyond this is a parallel rather dark fuscous streak. In the postmedian area are some irregularly placed fine black dashes and longitudinal lines of scales. The whitish speckling is absent towards the costa on apical third and there is a moderately broad violet terminal fascia, rather broader dorsally, the base of the scales dark and the tips light, forming a fine striation. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

  1. "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. http://choreutidae.lifedesks.org/pages/447. Retrieved 2011-12-19. 
  2. Exotic Microlep. 2: 485 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q7827401 entry