Endotricha convexa

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Endotricha convexa
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Male
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Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Endotricha
Species:
E. convexa
Binomial name
Endotricha convexa
Li, 2012

Endotricha convexa is a species of snout moth in the genus Endotricha . It is found in China (Hainan). [1]

The wingspan is 20–22 millimetres (0.79–0.87 in). The forewings are purplish red in males. The hindwings are concolorous to the forewings except for a whitish yellow area anteriorly.

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the Latin convexus (meaning convex) and refers to the forewing hump.

References

  1. Li, Houhun; Sun, Yongling (2012). "Five new species and three new females of the genus Endotricha Zeller from China (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae)". ZooKeys (214): 29–42. Bibcode:2012ZooK..214...29S. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.214.3307 . PMC   3426879 . PMID   22936865.