Metrioglypha ithuncus

Metrioglypha ithuncus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Metrioglypha
Species:	M. ithuncus
Binomial name
	Metrioglypha ithuncus; Razowski, 2013

Metrioglypha ithuncus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in 2013. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia. The habitat consists of secondary forests.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are greyish, glossy in the basal area of the wing and tinged brownish in the dorsal part. The hindwings are dark brown with a greyish-white costal area.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the shape of the uncus and is derived from Greek ithys (meaning straight).[1]

References

Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.