Idolatteria pyropis
| Idolatteria pyropis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Idolatteria |
| Species: | I. pyropis |
| Binomial name | |
| Idolatteria pyropis Walsingham, 1914[1] | |
Idolatteria pyropis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[2]
The wingspan is about 29 millimetres (1.1 in). The forewings are deep orange, the costa and termen alternately marked with dark purple and yellowish white, the purple assuming a more reddish tinge where it encroaches on the orange ground colour. There is a series of nine costal, one apical and six or seven terminal streaks. The hindwings are reddish orange, spotted with purplish fuscous throughout.[3]
References
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Obraztsov, N.S., 1966: Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XI. Revision of the genus Idolatteria (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 119 (3453): 1-11. Full article: [1]
- ^ botanicus.org Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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