Eliachna chileana
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Eliachna chileana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Chile in the provinces of Talca, Curicó, Cautín, Malleco and Ñuble.[2]
The length of the forewings is 7.1-7.8 mm for males and 6.7–7 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is dull silvery-grey, faintly overscaled with red orange and copper orange. The hindwings are pale olive brown with faint brownish-grey reticulations (a net-like pattern). Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.[3]
References
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Razowski, J. & V. Pelz 2010: Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 38 (149): 5-55.
- ^ Brown John W. & Tsitsi Y. McPherson, 2001, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 55 (4): 129-139. [1]
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