Omiostola delta

Omiostola delta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Omiostola
Species: O. delta
Binomial name
Omiostola delta
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008[1]

Omiostola delta is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Carchi Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is creamish with leaden-grey suffusions and a darker costa with brownish-cream costal strigulae (fine streaks). The apex and posterior part of the costa are brownish. The markings consist of a dark purple-brown blotch edged with whitish. The hindwings are brownish.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the dorsal blotch of the forewing.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575.
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