Romanaria chachapoyas

Romanaria chachapoyas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Romanaria
Species: R. chachapoyas
Binomial name
Romanaria chachapoyas
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2010[1]

Romanaria chachapoyas is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Peru.

The wingspan is 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white with small blackish dots and pinkish-grey suffusions at the markings in the median part of the wing and at the mid-termen. The markings are black. The hindwings are greyish, tinged with brownish towards the termen.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Chachapoyas Province.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 73-159. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.73-159. Full article: .
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