Reptilisocia gunungana

Reptilisocia gunungana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Reptilisocia
Species:	R. gunungana
Binomial name
	Reptilisocia gunungana; Razowski, 2013[1]

Reptilisocia gunungana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in 2013. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is lemon yellow, spotted with orange and brown. The markings are orange with brown and refractive spots. The hindwings are white cream.

Etymology

The species name refers to Gunung Binaia, the type locality.[2]

References

Tortricid.net
Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Tortricid.net

[2] Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.