Amorbimorpha spadicea

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Amorbimorpha spadicea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Guerrero, Mexico.[2]

Amorbimorpha spadicea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Amorbimorpha
Species:
A. spadicea
Binomial name
Amorbimorpha spadicea
Synonyms
  • Epagoge spadicea Walsingham, 1913
  • Sparganothoides spadicea

The length of the forewings is about 13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brick reddish brown. The hindwings are shining straw white. Adults have been recorded on wing in August.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Kruse, J.J.; Powell, J.A. 2009: Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 2150: 1-78. Abstract & excerpt
  3. ^ Kruse, J.J. 2012: Description of Amorbimorpha Kruse, new genus, from Mexico and the southern United States (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 3177: 33–42. Preview