Meridulia chaenostium

Meridulia chaenostium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Meridulia
Species:	M. chaenostium
Binomial name
	Meridulia chaenostium; Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006[1]

Meridulia chaenostium is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae that is endemic to Venezuela.

The wingspan is 26 millimetres (1.0 in). The ground colour of the forewings is cream brown, suffused with brown and sprinkled and dotted with dark brown. The markings are pale grey brown, dotted with blackish brown. The hindwings are cream with greyish strigulae and spots. .

Etymology

The species name refers to the broadly opened ostial portion of the sterigma and is derived from Greek choane (meaning a funnel).[2]

References

Tortricidae.com
Razowski, J. & Wojtusiak, J. (2006). "Tortricidae from Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF). 34 (133). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia: 35–79. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

Data related to Meridulia chaenostium at Wikispecies

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[1] Tortricidae.com

[2] Razowski, J. & Wojtusiak, J. (2006). "Tortricidae from Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF). 34 (133). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia: 35–79. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)