Oregocerata medioloba

Oregocerata medioloba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Oregocerata
Species: O. medioloba
Binomial name
Oregocerata medioloba
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008[1]

Oregocerata medioloba is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is 23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, tinged with pale brownish. The ground colour is whiter in the basal half of the wing. The strigulation (fine streaks) and dots are brownish. The hindwings are cream, tinged with yellowish posteriorly.

Etymology

The species name refers to the median lobe of the dorsum of the transtilla.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2008, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 7-41
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