Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sparganopseustis | |
Sparganopseustis unithicta is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Peru.
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale brownish ferruginous in the dorsal half of the wing and brownish olive along the costa and terminally. The hindwings are grey, but paler basally.
Etymology
The species name refers to the presence of a costal spot and is derived from Latin unus (meaning one) and Greek thicta, from thixo (meaning touched).
References
Sparganopseustis unithicta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA