Shafferograptis
| Shafferograptis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
| Genus: | Shafferograptis Tuck & Razowski, 2012 |
| Species: | S. michaeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Shafferograptis michaeli Tuck & Razowski, 2012 | |
Shafferograptis is a genus of moths belonging to the Tortricidae family.[1] It contains only one species, Shafferograptis michaeli, which is found in western Malaysia and Brunei. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The costa and postmedian interfascia of the forewings are yellow cream, but whiter along the grey basal and postmedian blotch. The costa, costal third of termen and median interfascia are dotted brown-black. The hindwings are brownish grey.
Etymology
The genus name and species name honour Michael Shaffer, former curator at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Razowski, J., 2012: Descriptions of new Tortricini from the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 40 (159): 315-335. Full article: .
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