Idolatteria simulatrix

Idolatteria simulatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Idolatteria
Species: I. simulatrix
Binomial name
Idolatteria simulatrix
Walsingham, 1914[1]

Idolatteria simulatrix is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Guatemala.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are reddish orange, with a few white scales. There is a series of ten dark reddish-purple costal streaks at the extreme base of the costa. The hindwings are reddish orange, with eight purplish marginal spots.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Obraztsov, N.S., 1966: Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XI. Revision of the genus Idolatteria (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 119 (3453): 1-11. Full article:
  3. botanicus.org
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