Sirindhornia curvicosta
| Sirindhornia curvicosta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sirindhornia |
| Species: | S. curvicosta |
| Binomial name | |
| Sirindhornia curvicosta Pinkaew & Muadsub, 2014 | |
Sirindhornia curvicosta is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Thailand. The habitat consist of secondary forests.
The length of the forewings is about 5.2 mm. The basal two-fifths of the forewings is white, with various slender, connected black lines concentrated towards the base and distally white with a few black dots. The distal three-fifths are reddish orange, its inner margin near the costa preceded by black spots and followed by a parallel angled silvery band. The hindwings are dark, with a narrow orange patch along the termen and a narrow orange streak in the center.
Etymology
The species name refers to the strongly curved costa of the forewing just before the apex.[1]
References
- ↑ Muadsub, S. & Pinkaew, N., 2014 Sirindhornia Pinkaew and Muadsub (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a new enarmoniine genus from Thailand. Zootaxa, 3869(1): 53-63.
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