Acleris phyllosocia

Acleris phyllosocia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in northern Vietnam.

Acleris phyllosocia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. phyllosocia
Binomial name
Acleris phyllosocia
Razowski, 2008

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream tinged with brownish and suffused and sprinkled with chestnut brown. There is cream scaling on some veins, mainly dorsobasally. The hindwings are grey brown.

Etymology

The name refers to the very broad, flat parts of the socii and is derived from Greek phyllon (meaning leaf).[1]

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