Chileulia yerbalocae

Chileulia yerbalocae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Chileulia
Species: C. yerbalocae
Binomial name
Chileulia yerbalocae
Razowski & Pelz, 2010[1]

Chileulia yerbalocae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Santiago, Chile.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white with grey suffusions and with blackish grey strigulae (fine streaks) and dots. The markings are grey dotted, strigulated and edged with blackish. The hindwings are greyish suffused with brownish in the postmedian half.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Yerba Loca.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V. Pelz 2010: Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 38 (149): 5-55.
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