Zacorisca pulchella

Zacorisca pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Zacorisca
Species: Z. pulchella
Binomial name
Zacorisca pulchella
(Schultze, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hyperperissa pulchella Schultze, 1910

Zacorisca pulchella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Philippines on the islands of Luzon and Panai.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. There is a dark metallic-blue streak at the base and the apical third of the forewings. The apical part of the hindwings is dark metallic blue.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Diakonoff, A., 1968 Microlepidoptera of the Philippine Islands. United States National Museum Bulletin, 257: 7-100, 300-337, 414-425. Full article:
  3. The Philippine Journal of Science - 76,, Jan, 1906-1941. Vol. 5. 1915



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