Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Neostatherotis | |
Neostatherotis pallidtornus is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Vietnam.
The wingspan is 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, slightly suffused with brownish ochreous especially along the costa and dorsum. The dorsal third of the wing is densely strigulated (finely streaked) with grey brown. The hindwings are brownish grey.
Etymology
The name refers to colouration of tornal area of the forewing and is derived from Latin pallidus (meaning pale).
References
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