Phaulacantha metamelas

Phaulacantha metamelas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phaulacantha
Species: P. metamelas
Binomial name
Phaulacantha metamelas
Diakonoff, 1973

Phaulacantha metamelas is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Thailand and eastern Borneo.[1]

The wingspan is 14 mm. The forewings are pale grey, marbled with darker grey with pale blue submetallic transverse bands on the costa. The hindwings are light fuscous grey.[2]

References

  1. ↑ New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand
  2. ↑ The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)


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