Idolatteria pyropis
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| Species: | I. pyropis
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| Idolatteria pyropis Walsingham, 1914[1]
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Idolatteria pyropis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[2]
The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are deep orange, the costa and termen alternately marked with dark purple and yellowish white, the purple assuming a more reddish tinge where it encroaches on the orange ground colour. There is a series of nine costal, one apical and six or seven terminal streaks. The hindwings are reddish orange, spotted with purplish fuscous throughout.[3]
References
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Obraztsov, N.S., 1966: Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XI. Revision of the genus Idolatteria (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 119 (3453): 1-11. Full article: [1]
- ^ botanicus.org
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