Transtillaspis pichinchana

Transtillaspis pichinchana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

Transtillaspis pichinchana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Transtillaspis
Species:
T. pichinchana
Binomial name
Transtillaspis pichinchana

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream with an ochreous brown admixture. The suffusions, strigulae (fine streaks) and spots are brown and the markings are brown with some dark brown parts. The hindwings are pale brownish, but more cream in the basal third.

Etymology

The species name refers to the province of Pichincha, the type locality.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575.


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