Badiaria plagiata

Badiaria plagiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Badiaria
Species: B. plagiata
Binomial name
Badiaria plagiata

Badiaria plagiata is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish suffused with pinkish ferruginous except for the lines edging the markings and a streak perpendicular to the mid-termen. The markings are rust with black elements. The hindwings are cream with grey spots.

Etymology

The species name refers to markings of the forewing and is derived from Greek plagios (meaning transverse, oblique).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-11-11.


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