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Zacorisca euthalama

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Zacorisca euthalama
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Z. euthalama
Binomial name
Zacorisca euthalama

Zacorisca euthalama is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Seram.

The wingspan is 30-32 mm. The forewings are whitish-yellow, becoming light ochreous-yellow posteriorly. The markings are blue-blackish or purple-blackish and there are streaks along the costa and dorsum. The hindwings are light ochreous-yellowish, sometimes coppery-tinged, but paler towards the base. The dorsal area is suffused grey and there is a grey line extending along the lower edge of the cell. There is a blackish reniform spot before the apex and one or two smaller spots before the termen below the middle.[2]

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