Schoenotenes elasma

Schoenotenes elasma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Schoenotenes
Species: S. elasma
Binomial name
Schoenotenes elasma
Razowski, 2013

Schoenotenes elasma is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia.

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, sprinkled and suffused with grey and with rust-brown markings. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of sterigma and is derived from Greek elasma (meaning a plate).[1]

References

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