Macasinia vilhena

Macasinia vilhena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Macasinia
Species: M. vilhena
Binomial name
Macasinia vilhena
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]

Macasinia vilhena is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Rondônia, Brazil.

The wingspan is about 9.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, slightly suffused with olive grey. The dots and strigulae are pale brownish grey and the markings are pale greyish brown. The hindwings are whitish proximally, but brownish otherwise.

Etymology

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

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 91-128
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