Asterolepis dipterocarpi

Asterolepis dipterocarpi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Brunei. The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests.

Asterolepis dipterocarpi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Asterolepis
Species:
A. dipterocarpi
Binomial name
Asterolepis dipterocarpi

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is silver white, preserved in the form of interfasciae, sprinkled with brownish along the middle. There are some concolorous dots on the fasciae costally and larger marks at the end of the median cell. The fasciae are vivid green. The hindwings are whitish.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type of forest at the type locality.[2]

References

  1. "Tortricid.net - GENUS". tortricidae.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  2. 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: .


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