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Isodemis hainanensis

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Isodemis hainanensis
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I. hainanensis
Binomial name
Isodemis hainanensis
Sun & Li, 2011

Isodemis hainanensis is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is known from Hainan, China.

The wingspan is about 17.5 mm for males and 22 mm for females. The head, antenna and labial palpus are grayish brown, mixed with brownish-black scales. The thorax and tegula are brownish black, with sparse grayish-brown scales. The forewings are dark yellowish brown, tinged with ochreous scales in the distal half. The hindwings and cilia are grayish brown. The legs are dark yellowish brown, mottled brownish black on the ventral side of the foreleg and on the outer side of the mid- and hindlegs. The abdomen is dark grayish brown.

Etymology

The name is derived from the type locality, Hainan.