Tortyra slossonia

Tortyra slossonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Tortyra
Species:	T. slossonia
Binomial name
	Tortyra slossonia; (Fernald, 1900)
Synonyms
	Walsinghamia slossonia Fernald, 1900;

Tortyra slossonia, the reflective tortyra moth, ficus budworm or Slosson's metalmark moth, is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is known from Florida.

The wingspan is about 13 mm.^[2]

Etymology

It is named for entomologist Annie Trumbull Slosson.^[3]

References

^ "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

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[1] "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

[2] "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

[3] "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

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