Biology:Zacorisca aglaocarpa

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Short description: Species of moth

Zacorisca aglaocarpa
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Z. aglaocarpa
Binomial name
Zacorisca aglaocarpa
Meyrick, 1924[1]
Synonyms
  • Zacorisca opticodes Meyrick, 1927

Zacorisca aglaocarpa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia and in India .

The wingspan is about 37 mm. The forewings are yellow, the terminal fifth suffused deep orange. There is a deep blue line running round the base of the dorsum and wing, continued on the costa to a moderate deep blue purple rather oblique postmedian fascia. There is a deep blue-purple marginal streak running round the costa from just beyond this. The hindwings are deep coppery orange, but yellow near the costa and with a large dark fuscous basal patch.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13644241 entry