Transtillaspis anxia

Transtillaspis anxia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Transtillaspis
Species: T. anxia
Binomial name
Transtillaspis anxia
Razowski & Brown, 2004[1]

Transtillaspis anxia is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Colombia.

The length of the forewings is 11 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish cream with brownish suffusions and darker markings. The hindwings are cream, tinged pale brownish in the apical area.

Etymology

The species name refers to a hesitation in identification of the taxon and is derived from anxius (meaning timid).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J.W. Brown, 2004: New species and new combinations in Neotropical Euliini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologica 32(128): 321-337. Full article: .
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