Sabahtortrix is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1] It contains only one species, Sabahtortrix montana, which is found on Sabah in Malaysia. The habitat consists of primary montane forests.
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| Genus: | Sabahtortrix Razowski, 2012
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| Species: | S. montana
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| Sabahtortrix montana Razowski, 2012
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The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, cream along the costa preserved as some spots, otherwise suffused green. There are some black-brown dots and refractive spots and there is subterminal grey suffusion in the dorsosubterminal area. The hindwings are cream brown with rust-brown hairs and suffusion at the base.
Etymology edit
The genus name is a combination of the name of the country and the name of the type-genus of the tribe. The species name refers to the topography of the type locality and is derived from Latin montanus (meaning mountainous).[2]
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References edit
- ^ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ Razowski, J., 2012: Descriptions of new Tortricini from the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 40 (159): 315-335. Full article: [1].
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