Sisurcana pululahuana

Sisurcana pululahuana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Sisurcana
Species:	S. pululahuana
Binomial name
	Sisurcana pululahuana; Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2009

Sisurcana pululahuana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish cream with brownish suffusions and venation. The colour is creamer at one-third of the costa. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are brownish, darker in the posterior half.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, the dormant volcano Pululagua.^[2]

References

^ tortricidae.com
^ Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2009: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 119-187. doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.119-187. Full article: [1].

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2009: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 119-187. doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.119-187. Full article: [1].

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