Inape saetiphora

Inape saetiphora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Inape
Species: I. saetiphora
Binomial name
Inape saetiphora

Inape saetiphora is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family which is endemic to Peru.

The wingspan is 23 millimetres (0.91 in). The ground colour of the forewings is brownish, although more grey in the apical third of wing and tinged whitish grey between the fasciae. The markings are dark brown with rust admixture. The hindwings are greyish cream, but pale basally and mixed brownish grey and spotted in the distal half.

Etymology

The species name refers to the setose sacculus and is derived from Latin saeta (meaning seta) and Greek phoreo (meaning I carry).[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Type species: Inape penai Razowski, 1988. [Tortricinae: Euliini]". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. Tortricidae.com. p. 394.
  2. ↑ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak (2010). "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru" (PDF). 53B (1–2). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia: 73–159. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.73-159.


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