Statherotis euryphaea

Statherotis euryphaea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

Statherotis euryphaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Statherotis
Species:
S. euryphaea
Binomial name
Statherotis euryphaea
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce euryphaea Turner, 1916
  • Eucosma leuconephela Turner, 1946

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown, with some darker costal strigulae (fine streaks) and a brown-whitish dorsal streak. There is a brown spot on the mid-termen, with some brown terminal dots above and below it, as well as a series of dark fuscous dots on the dorsum. The hindwings are dark grey.[1]

References
  1. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae


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