Rhopobota jonesiana

Rhopobota jonesiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Rhopobota
Species: R. jonesiana
Binomial name
Rhopobota jonesiana
Razowski, 2013

Rhopobota jonesiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Seram in Indonesia. The habitat consists of lower montane forests.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are greyish cream, but creamish postmedially and suffused with grey in the apical third. The strigulation (fine streaks) is grey brown. The hindwings are brownish.

Etymology

The species is named for David T. Jones, who collected the species.[1]

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