Phalonidia brevifasciaria

Phalonidia brevifasciaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Phalonidia
Species: P. brevifasciaria
Binomial name
Phalonidia brevifasciaria
Y.H. Sun & H.H. Li, 2013[1]

Phalonidia brevifasciaria is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Guizhou, China.[2]

The wingspan is about 11.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish white, mixed with fine yellow strigulae (streaks). The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the short subapical fascia and is derived from the Latin prefix brevi- (meaning short) and fasciarius (meaning fascia).[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
  3. Sun, Y.-H. & H.H. Li, 2013: Taxonomic review of Chinese Phalonidia Le Marchand, 1933 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini). Zootaxa 3641 (5): 533-553. Abstract: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3641.5.3



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