Lopharcha kinokuniana

Lopharcha kinokuniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Lopharcha
Species:	L. kinokuniana
Binomial name
	Lopharcha kinokuniana; Nasu, 2008

Lopharcha kinokuniana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Japan on the island of Honshu.

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark brown, overlaid with brown and with reddened metallic transverse strigulae (fine streaks). The hindwings are greyish-brown, but whitish basally.

The larvae feed on Cinnamomum japonicum. They fold the leaves of their host plant, constructing a sword-like case. They feed on the tops of the inner surfaces within the case.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the old name of the type locality, Kinokuni, which is present day Wakayama Prefecture.[1]

References

Immature stages of Lopharcha Diakonoff (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Chlidanotinae, Polyorthini), with description of a new species from Japan and an autapomorphy for the genus

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[1] Immature stages of Lopharcha Diakonoff (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Chlidanotinae, Polyorthini), with description of a new species from Japan and an autapomorphy for the genus