Toreulia imminuta

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Toreulia imminuta
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T. imminuta
Binomial name
Toreulia imminuta
Razowski, Pelz & Wojtusiak, 2007[1]

Toreulia imminuta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Napo and Morona-Santiago.

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish creamy, suffused and strigulated (fine streaks) with rusty brown. The hindwings are creamy with brownish suffusions.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the strongly reduced end part of the sacculus and is derived from Latin imminuta (meaning diminished).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Józef Razowski, Volker Pelz & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2007: Re-definition of Toreulia Razowski & Becker with description of four new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Genus 18 (1): 107-115 [1]


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