Lobogenesis penai

Lobogenesis penai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Lobogenesis
Species: L. penai
Binomial name
Lobogenesis penai
Brown, 2000[1]

Lobogenesis penai is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Bolivia. The habitat consists of tropical cloud forests.

The length of the forewings is 6.8 mm. The forewings are pale cream with pale brown striae. The hindwings are white with grey-brown mottling.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Chilean entomologist Louis Pena.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Brown, J W (2000). "Revision of Lobogenesis razowski and Odonthalitus razowski (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae), with comments on their monophyly". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 102: 21–49.


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