Seticosta marcapatae

Seticosta marcapatae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Seticosta
Species: S. marcapatae
Binomial name
Seticosta marcapatae
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2010[1]

Seticosta marcapatae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Peru and Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is 17 mm. The forewings are brown with darker marks and the whitish ground colour limited to lines. The hindwings are dirty cream with diffuse brownish grey posterior suffusion and strigulation (fine streaks).

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2013: Accessions to the fauna of Neotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 56 (1): 9-40. Full article: .
  3. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 73-159. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.73-159. Full article: .
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