Eucosma abstemia

Eucosma abstemia
Eucosma abstemia early sketch of E. bactrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Olethreutinae
Genus: Eucosma
Species: E. abstemia
Binomial name
Eucosma abstemia
Meyrick, 1932[1]
Synonyms

Eucosma bactrana Heinrich, 1923, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 123: 117. TL: USA. Colorado, Silverton. Holotype: USNM. male [2]

Eucosma abstemia is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family.[3][4][5][6]

A description of Eucosoma bactrana from a 1922 Smithsonian bulletin:

Antennae finely ciliate, ashy black above, Palpus tending over twice the length of the head beyond it; third joint hidden; white on inner, dark fuscous on the outer sides. Head and face and thorax whitish, with some dusting of yellowish fuscous scales on thorax. Fore wing tapering from base to broadest part just before termen; termen moderately slanting, very slightly concave; veins 3, 4, and 5 not appreciably approsimate at termin; grayish white, dusted with ashy-grayish-ochreous and fuscous scales, giving the entire wing an ochreous-gray or pale fuscous-gray appearance; markings faint; no distinct basal patch, but in unrubbed specimens a fuscous clouding at base of cell; from middle of costa, touching upper outer angle of cell and extending to apex an arc of similar but very faint dark shading; at apex a large pale but distinctly ochreous-fuscous spot; basal third of costa dark fuscous; underside of wing dull smoky fuscous; cilia gray white dusted with fuscous. Hind wing pale smoky fuscous; cilia paler with a dark basal line. Abdomen blackish-gray above. Legs fuscous; paler on inner sides, but not appreciably banded. Male genitalia of type figured.

Alar expanse.-26-30mm, Type.-In collection Barnes. Paratypes.-Cat. No. 24813, U.S.N.M.; also in American and collection Barnes. Type locality.-Silverton, Colorado. Food plant.-Unknown.

Described from male tpe and three male paratypes from Doctor Barnes’collection labeled “SIlvertone, Colorado,” “July 16-23” (type and paratype), “July 24-31” (one paratype), and “Aug. 1-7” (one paratype); and from one male paratype from the American Museum collection labeled “Durango, Colorado.” An easily recognized species, in superficial appearance somewhat resembling a Bactra.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Moth Photographers Group – Eucosma abstemia – 3106". Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Eucosma abstemia - Wikispecies". Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  3. ↑ "Moth Photographers Group – Eucosma abstemia – 3106". Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  4. ↑ "LepIndex - abstemia".
  5. ↑ "Eucosma abstemia". Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  6. ↑ GBIF. "Eucosma abstemia Meyrick, 1932". gbif.org.
  7. ↑ Bent, Arthur Cleveland (1922-11-11). Life Histories of North America Petrels and Pelicans and their Allies: Order Tubinares and Order Steganopodes. Washington: Government Printing Office, Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Bulletin 121. pp. 117–118. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
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