Terricula major

Terricula major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Terricula
Species: T. major
Binomial name
Terricula major
Razowski, 2008

Terricula major is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Vietnam.[1]

The wingspan is 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish with brown suffusions and a few white dashes along the costa. There are sparse refractive bluish scales all over the surface of the wing. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

The name refers to size of the moth and the terminal process of the aedeagus and is derived from Latin major (meaning larger).

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