Toreulia placita

Toreulia placita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Toreulia
Species:	T. placita
Binomial name
	Toreulia placita; Razowski, Pelz & Wojtusiak, 2007

Toreulia placita is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Napo Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is 17-18.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale cinnamon suffused with white near a white line and in the terminal part. There is brownish strigulation (fine streaks), as well as rusty-brown markings. The hindwings are brownish white, but whitish basally and strigulated with greyish brown.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the colouration of the species and is derived from Latin placita (meaning nice).^[2]

References[]

^ tortricidae.com
^ 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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[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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