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Transtillaspis papallactana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Transtillaspis

Transtillaspis papallactana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Napo and Tungurahua and in Peru.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream with a slight brownish admixture. The suffusions, dots and strigulae (fine streaks) are brownish and the markings are brown. The hindwings are whitish, tinged with pale brownish and with pale greyish-brown strigulation.

Etymology

The species name refers to Papallacta, the type locality.

References

Transtillaspis papallactana Wikipedia