Ceratoxanthis adriatica

Ceratoxanthis adriatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ceratoxanthis
Species: C. adriatica
Binomial name
Ceratoxanthis adriatica
Elsner & Jaro, 2003[1]

Ceratoxanthis adriatica is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in former Yugoslavia.[2] The habitat consists of dry slopes near the Adriatic Sea.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale yellow, edged with ferruginous-brown at the basal half of the costa. The marking have the form of dark ferruginous-brown metallic scales. The hindwings are pale greyish-brown.

Etymology

The species is named for the position of the type locality.[3]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ ELSNER, G. & J. JAROŠ (2003): A new species of Ceratoxanthis Razowski, and distribution records for two species of Aethes Billberg from the Balkan Peninsula (Tortricidae: Cochylini). — Nota lepidopterologica 25 (4): 221-225
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