Dicephalarcha herbosa

Dicephalarcha herbosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Dicephalarcha
Species: D. herbosa
Binomial name
Dicephalarcha herbosa
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce herbosa Meyrick, 1909
  • Olethreutes herbosa
  • Argyroploce mniopyrrha Meyrick, 1931

Dicephalarcha herbosa is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Thailand, India, southern Sulawesi, Java, Borneo, Bali and the Moluccas.[1]

The wingspan 10–13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous on the costal half, while the lower half of the wing is pale bluish-grey. The hindwings are dark grey, becoming blackish towards the apex.[2]

References

  1. ↑ New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand
  2. ↑ The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)


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