Josefrazowskia

Worcesteria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Genus: Josefrazowskia
Kocak & Kemal, 2008
Species: J. recondita
Binomial name
Josefrazowskia recondita
(Razowski, 2006)[1]
Synonyms
  • Worcesteria Razowski, 2006 (preocc.)
  • Worcesteria recondita Razowski, 2006

Josefrazowskia is a genus of moths of the family Tortricidae.[2] It contains only one species, Josefrazowskia recondita, which is found in South Africa.[3]

The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The groundcolour of the forewings is cream, strigulatred with ochreous and brownish and with brownish grey markings, as well as dark brown spots and strigulae. The hindwings are cream tinged with brownish.

Etymology

The genus name refers to Worcester, the type locality of the type-species. The species name refers to the separate systematic position of the species within the Archipini tribe and is derived from Latin recorndita (meaning well distanced).[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Baixeras, J., Brown, J. W., and Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  3. ↑ Afro Moths
  4. ↑ Razowski, J., 2006: Tortricideae (Lepidoptera) from South Africa. 2: Three new genera of Tortricinae. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 75: 417-425.
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