Ceramea brunneica

Ceramea brunneica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ceramea
Species: C. brunneica
Binomial name
Ceramea brunneica

Ceramea brunneica is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Brunei.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused with pale cinnamon and with grey in the dorsal half of the wing postmedially. The costa is sprinkled and strigulated (finely streaked) with brown. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are pale brownish cream, but cream on the periphery.

Etymology

The species name refers to the country of origin of the species.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J., 2008, On two South Asian genera Ceramea Diakonoff and Terthreutis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Polish Journal of Entomology 77 (4): 283-299.


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