Shafferograptis

Shafferograptis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Genus: Shafferograptis
Tuck & Razowski, 2012
Species: S. michaeli
Binomial name
Shafferograptis michaeli
Tuck & Razowski, 2012

Shafferograptis is a genus of moths belonging to the Tortricidae family.[1] It contains only one species, Shafferograptis michaeli, which is found in western Malaysia and Brunei. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The costa and postmedian interfascia of the forewings are yellow cream, but whiter along the grey basal and postmedian blotch. The costa, costal third of termen and median interfascia are dotted brown-black. The hindwings are brownish grey.

Etymology

The genus name and species name honour Michael Shaffer, former curator at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ Razowski, J., 2012: Descriptions of new Tortricini from the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 40 (159): 315-335. Full article: .


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