Microsarotis samaruana

Microsarotis samaruana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Microsarotis
Species: M. samaruana
Binomial name
Microsarotis samaruana
Razowski, 2013

Microsarotis samaruana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Nigeria.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are greyish with brownish suffusions. The ground colour is preserved as two pairs of white dorsal lines divided by and edged with brown. The costal strigulae are white. The hindwings are brownish, but whiter basally.

Etymology

The species name refers to Samaru, the type locality.[1]

References

  1. Razowski, J. 2013: Accessions to the Afrotropical fauna of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), 2.Polish journal of entomology, 82(3): 23-59. doi:10.2478/v10200-012-0032-9 .
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