Rudenia sepulturae

Rudenia sepulturae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in south-eastern Mexico.

Rudenia sepulturae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Rudenia
Species:
R. sepulturae
Binomial name
Rudenia sepulturae
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]

The wingspan is about 7.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish white with grey suffusions, especially in the distal third of the wing and at the base. The hindwings are grey white, slightly tinged with brownish in the posterior half.

Etymology

The species name refers to La Sepultura, the type locality.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 91-128


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