Metachorista longiseta
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| Metachorista longiseta Razowski, 2013
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Metachorista longiseta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in 2013. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, somewhat strigulated (finely streaked) with yellow brown and yellow-brown spots. The hindwings are white.
Etymology
The species name refers to the size of the saccular setae.[1]
References
- ^ Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.
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