Rhectogonia sandrae

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

Rhectogonia sandrae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in 2013. It is found on Seram in Indonesia. The habitat consists of lower montane forests.

The wingspan is about 16.5 mm. The forewings are yellowish ferruginous, with browner strigulation (fine streaks). The dorsum is suffused with rust brown and the markings are darker than the dorsal suffusion. The hindwings are brownish grey tinged with rust at the apex.

Etymology[]

The species is named for Sandra Doyle, a volunteer at the Natural History Museum in London.^[1]

References[]

^ Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.

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