Amorbia revolutana

Amorbia revolutana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Amorbia
Species:	A. revolutana
Binomial name
	Amorbia revolutana; (Zeller, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
	Cacoecia revolutana Zeller, 1877; Amorbia spilocryptis Meyrick, 1932;

Amorbia revolutana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador, Bolivia,^[2] Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama and Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8.9 mm for males and 11.9–13 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is light brown with the basal, median, and subterminal fasciae and apex darker. The hindwings are pale brown. Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Rubiaceae and Piperaceae species (including Piper auritum). They are green with a tan to reddish head.^[3]

References

↑ tortricidae.com
↑ 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. .
↑ 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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[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] Phillips-Rodríguez, E.; Powell, J.A. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini).