Amorbia colubrana

Amorbia colubrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Amorbia
Species: A. colubrana
Binomial name
Amorbia colubrana
(Zeller, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix colubrana Zeller, 1866

Amorbia colubrana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Carchi Province,[1] Pichincha Province[2] and Napo Province), Peru[3] and Colombia. It is found at altitudes above 2,000 meters.

The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is light brown and the hindwing scaling is straw yellow.[4]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008: Tortricidae from the Mountains of Ecuador. Part III: Western Cordillera (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 19 (3): 497-575. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-15. .
  3. ↑ Razowski J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Some Tortricidae from the East Cordillera in Ecuador reared from larvae in Yanayacu Biological Station in Ecuador (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 21 (4): 585-603. Full article: .
  4. ↑ Phillips-Rodríguez, E.; Powell, J.A. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini).


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