Licigena

Licigena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Olethreutinae
Genus: Licigena
Diakonoff, 1982
Species: L. sertula
Binomial name
Licigena sertula
Diakonoff, 1982

Licigena is a monotypic genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.[1][2] Its sole species is Licigena sertula,[3] which has been found in Sri Lanka.[4]

Description

Wingspan of male 11.5 mm is and female is 11 mm. Head ash-gray. Tuft on forehead mixed with black. Antenna dark gray. Palpus white. Thorax gray, with whitish edges of scales. Abdomen gray with a golden gloss. Fore wing oblong-suboval, with curved costa. Apex broadly rounded. Termen rounded and oblique. Forewings grayish, with a faint bluish sheen. Markings are fuscous. Cilia light ash-gray, with a darker subapical line. Hind wings dark fuscous-purple. Cilia whitish, with a purple basal band.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Species Details : Licigena sertula Diakonoff, 1982". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "LICIGENA - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tortricid.net - Search Detail - Licigena sertula Diakonoff 1982". www.tortricidae.com. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "ON A COLLECTION OF SOME FAMILIES OF MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA FROM SRI LANKA (CEYLON)". repository. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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