Sisona

Sisona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Olethreutinae
Genus: Sisona
Snellen, 1902
Species: S. albitibiana
Binomial name
Sisona albitibiana
(Snellen, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Grapholoita albitibiana Snellen, 1902
  • Argyroploce inodes Meyrick, 1911
  • Argyroploce conchifera Meyrick, 1931
  • Sycacantha inodes perspicua Diakonoff, 1968
  • Sycacantha rubida Diakonoff, 1971
  • Sycacantha inodes celebensis Diakonoff, 1973

Sisona is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.[1] It contains only one species, Sisona albitibiana, which is found in south-east Asia, including Vietnam.[2], China, Japan, Thailand, New Guinea, Borneo, Java and Sulawesi.

The forewings are whitish-fuscous touched with tawny along the costa. The hindwings are light tawny-fuscous.[3]

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Subspecies

There are three recognised subspecies, including:

See also

References

  1. ^ Baixeras, J., Brown, J. W., and Gilligan, T. M.. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogue.asp. Retrieved January 20, 2009. 
  2. ^ Razowski, J., 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum.6.Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Shilap revista de Lepidopterologia 37 (145): 115-143.
  3. ^ The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)

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