Acleris trujilloana

Acleris trujilloana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Venezuela.

Acleris trujilloana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. trujilloana
Binomial name
Acleris trujilloana

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow orange strigulated (finely streaked) with brown and preserved at the costa postmedially and at the postbasal part of the dorsum. The remaining area is brown orange, strongly suffused with dark brown, except for the postmedian and apical areas which are brownish orange. The hindwings are white cream, in the distal part suffused and strigulated with grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the state of Trujillo in Venezuela.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2013: Accessions to the fauna of Neotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 56 (1): 9-40. Full article: .


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