Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Metachorista | |
Metachorista longiseta is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, somewhat strigulated (finely streaked) with yellow brown and yellow-brown spots. The hindwings are white.
Etymology
The species name refers to the size of the saccular setae.
References
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