Adoxophyes aurata

Adoxophyes aurata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Adoxophyes
Species: A. aurata
Binomial name
Adoxophyes aurata
Diakonoff, 1968[1]

Adoxophyes aurata is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).

The wingspan is 14–15 mm for males and 17–19 mm for females. The forewings are whitish yellow, with a golden gloss and with tawny lilac markings, edged with dark brown or entirely dark brown. The costal edge is suffused with bright yellow ochreous. The hindwings are semitransparent, pale yellow with a pinkish-golden gloss.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Diakonoff, A., 1968 Microlepidoptera of the Philippine Islands. United States National Museum Bulletin, 257: 7–100, 300–337, 414–425. Full article:
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