Eupinivora hamartopenis

Eupinivora hamartopenis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eupinivora
Species: E. hamartopenis
Binomial name
Eupinivora hamartopenis
(Razowski, 1986)
Synonyms
  • Phtheochroa hamartopenis Razowski, 1986

Eupinivora hamartopenis is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Durango, Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8.5 mm for males and 8.5–9 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish in the form of a longitudinal fascia extending from near the base to the middle of the wing. The remainder of the wing is dark orange ferruginous to golden orange. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.

The larvae probably feed on Pinus species.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek hamarto (meaning sin, error) and penis or intromittent organ.[1]

References

  1. Brown, J.W., 2013: A new genus of pine-feeding Cochylina from the western United States and northern Mexico (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini). Zootoxa 03640 (2): 270-283. Abstract:
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