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Rhopobota jonesiana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Rhopobota

Rhopobota jonesiana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Seram in Indonesia. The habitat consists of lower montane forests.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are greyish cream, but creamish postmedially and suffused with grey in the apical third. The strigulation (fine streaks) is grey brown. The hindwings are brownish.

Etymology

The species is named for David T. Jones, who collected the species.

References

Rhopobota jonesiana Wikipedia