Nesochoris holographa

Nesochoris holographa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Nesochoris
Species: N. holographa
Binomial name
Nesochoris holographa
Clarke, 1965[1]

Nesochoris holographa is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Chile (the Juan Fernandez Islands).

The wingspan is 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish, covered with short transverse dashes and small spots of the same colour. The hindwings are light reddish brown, but paler basally.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Clarke 1965: Proc. U.S. natn. Mus. 117: 74.
Wikispecies has information related to: Nesochoris holographa
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nesochoris holographa.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, January 12, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.