Ptychocroca keelioides
| Ptychocroca keelioides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Ptychocroca |
| Species: | P. keelioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychocroca keelioides Brown & Razowski, 2003[1] | |
Ptychocroca keelioides is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Chile (Santiago Province and Valparaiso Region).[2]
Adults are variable, in most specimens the grey overscaling of theforewing diminishes the contrast between the dark basal area and the white or pale distal portion. They have a patch of beige-orange scaling on each side of the pouch that conceals the hindwing hairpencil. Adults are on wing from October to February.
Etymology
The species name refers to the keellike process of the aedeagus.[3]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Razowski, J. & V. Pelz 2010: Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 38 (149): 5-55.
- ↑ Brown, John W. & Jozéf Razowski, 2003, Zootaxa 303: 1-31
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