Runtunia
| Runtunia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
| Genus: | Runtunia Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008 |
| Species: | R. runtunica |
| Binomial name | |
| Runtunia runtunica Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008 | |
Runtunia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.[1] It consists of only one species, Runtunia runtunica, which is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Pichincha and Napo[2] and in Bolivia.[3]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, with a slight ochreous admixture and somewhat darker veins. The markings are greyish brown. The hindwings are cream, somewhat tinged with ochreous on the periphery.
Etymology
The generic name refers to the name of the type locality of the type species and is derived from Runtun on Tungurahua volcano). The specific name refers to the type locality.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Razowski J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Some Tortricidae from the East Cordillera in Ecuador reared from larvae in Yanayacu Biological Station in Ecuador (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 21 (4): 585-603. Full article: .
- ↑ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2013: Accessions to the fauna of Neotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 56 (1): 9-40. Full article: .
- ↑ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575.
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