Jump to content

Sparganothina xanthozodion

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by SchreiberBike (talk | contribs) at 22:52, 19 June 2016 (Remove name field from taxobox so name shows in italics - also some copy editing). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sparganothina xanthozodion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Sparganothina
Species:
S. xanthozodion
Binomial name
Sparganothina xanthozodion

Sparganothina xanthozodion is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Peru.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow, consisting of several blotches. The markings are brownish rust. The hindwings are brown, in the distal half mixed with rust.

Etymology

The species name refers to colouration of forewings and is derived from Greek xanthos (meaning yellow) and zodion (meaning a small animal).[2]

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 73-159. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.73-159. Full article: [1].
Wikispecies has information related to Sparganothina xanthozodion.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sparganothina xanthozodion.


This Sparganothini-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sparganothina_xanthozodion&oldid=726084962"