Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sisurcana | |
Sisurcana vilcanotae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Peru.
The wingspan is about 31 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown ferruginous with some paler, yellower areas in the costal half of the wing postmedially. There are silver-grey suffusions in the basal area, along the costa and the posterior parts of the wing. The markings are dark rust brown. The hindwings are dirty cream, mixed with grey in the distal half.
Etymology
The species name refers to the Cordillera Vilcanota, the type locality.
References
Sisurcana vilcanotae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA