Vicamentia

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Vicamentia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Enarmoniini
Genus: Vicamentia
Razowski, 2009
Species:
V. vietnamica
Binomial name
Vicamentia vietnamica
Razowski, 2009

Vicamentia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Vicamentia vietnamica, which is found in Vietnam.[1]

The wingspan is 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, densely strigulate and reticulate brownish. The markings are rudimentary, brown and consist of a diffuse basal blotch, the costal part of the median fascia and an oblique line from. The hindwings are pale brownish, but creamier basally.

Etymology[]

The name of the genus is an anagram of the name of the type-species.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Razoski, Józef, 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 7.Some additional data (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Polish Journal of Entomology 78 (1): 15-32. Full article: [1]


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