Metachorista longiseta

Metachorista longiseta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Metachorista
Species: M. longiseta
Binomial name
Metachorista longiseta
Razowski, 2013

Metachorista longiseta is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Seram.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, somewhat strigulated with yellow-brown and yellow-brown spots. The hindwings are white.

Etymology

The species name refers to the size of the saccular setae.[1]

References

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