Rebinea erebina

Rebinea erebina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Rebinea
Species: R. erebina
Binomial name
Rebinea erebina
(Butler, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sericoris erebina Butler, 1883
  • Arotrophora balsamodes Meyrick, 1931

Rebinea erebina is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Chile (Valparaiso, Bio-Bio and Araucania Regions) and Argentina. It is found in habitats ranging from coastal lowlands at about 50 meters altitude to elevations of 1400 meters.[2]

The length of the forewings is 6.6-8.8 mm for males and 6.5-8.2 for females. The ground colour of the forewings ranges from pale grey to burnt umber with small patches of orange-brown The hindwings are white to pale brown with brownish grey mottling.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V. Pelz 2010: Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 38 (149): 5-55.
  3. Brown John W. & Tsitsi Y. McPherson, 2001, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 55 (4): 129-139.
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