Odonthalitus improprius

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

Odonthalitus improprius is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Oaxaca, Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 5.8 mm. The forewings are pale tan and the hindwings are pale cream with pale grey-brown mottling.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin word for inappropriate or improper.[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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