Seticosta cigcligrapha

Seticosta cigcligrapha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Seticosta
Species: S. cigcligrapha
Binomial name
Seticosta cigcligrapha
Razowski & Pelz, 2004[1]

Seticosta cigcligrapha is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Napo Province).

The wingspan is 26 mm. The forewings are pale brownish, mixed with brownish red along the middle and with brown and whitish strigulae and spots all over wing.

Etymology

The species name refers to the presence and form of creamy lines in the basal part of the forewing and is derived from Latin from Greek cigclis (meaning grate) and grapho (meaning to draw).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V. Pelz, 2004: Remarks on Seticosta Razowski, with descriptions of seven new species from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologica 32(127): 183-194. Full article: .
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