Rhopobota mou

Rhopobota mou
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Rhopobota
Species: R. mou
Binomial name
Rhopobota mou
Razowski, 2013

Rhopobota mou is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Caledonia, in the southwest Pacific Ocean.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, preserved as two dorsal blotches divided by brownish lines. The remaining area is whitish, suffused with brown and with brownish strigulation (fine streaks) and costal strigulae. The hindwings are whitish, tinged with brown, but darker apically.[1]

References

  1. Razowski, J., 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 69-93. Full article: .
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