Terthreutis bulligera

Terthreutis bulligera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Terthreutis
Species: T. bulligera
Binomial name
Terthreutis bulligera
Meyrick, 1928[1]

Terthreutis bulligera is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in India (Bengal, Sikkim), Nepal, Taiwan and Vietnam.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish cream suffused with brownish, sparsely strigulated with brown. The terminal area is darker and more brown or ochreous brownish. The markings are yellowish brown with chestnut shades. The hindwings are whitish with a brownish admixture.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Five new Recorded Species of the Tribe Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from Vietnam
  3. Razowski, J., 2008, On two South Asian genera Ceramea Diakonoff and Terthreutis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Polish Journal of Entomology 77 (4): 283-299.
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