Bidorpitia paracolumna

Bidorpitia paracolumna is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.

Bidorpitia paracolumna
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B. paracolumna
Binomial name
Bidorpitia paracolumna

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ferruginous cream with rust-brown suffusions along the costa. The markings are rust brown. The hindwings are cream, mixed with orange in the apical third.

Etymology

The species name refers to the similarity with Bidorpitia columna plus the Latin prefix para (meaning near).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008: Eight new species of the genera Vulpoxena , Cuproxena and Bidorpitia of the Chrysoxena group of genera from Ecuador. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Genus 19 (1): 113-123. Full article:


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