Deltophalonia termasia

Deltophalonia termasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Deltophalonia
Species:	D. termasia
Binomial name
	Deltophalonia termasia; Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2009[1]

Deltophalonia termasia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Napo and Tungurahua.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish grey in the posterior third of the wing with browner suffusions and indistinct fascia. The ground colour is browner in the remaining areas. The hindwings are creamish, densely strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish grey and suffused with the same colour apically.

Etymology

The species name refers to Las Termas, the type locality.[2]

References

tortricidae.com
Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2009: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 119-187. doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.119-187. Full article: .

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2009: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 119-187. doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.119-187. Full article: .