Toreulia imminuta

Toreulia imminuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Toreulia
Species: T. imminuta
Binomial name
Toreulia imminuta
Razowski, Pelz & Wojtusiak, 2007[1]

Toreulia imminuta is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Napo and Morona-Santiago.

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish creamy, suffused and strigulated (fine streaks) with rusty brown. The hindwings are creamy with brownish suffusions.

Etymology

The species name refers to the strongly reduced end part of the sacculus and is derived from Latin imminuta (meaning diminished).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski, Volker Pelz & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2007: Re-definition of Toreulia Razowski & Becker with description of four new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Genus 18 (1): 107-115


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