Episimus silvaticus

Last updated

Episimus silvaticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Episimus
Species:
E. silvaticus
Binomial name
Episimus silvaticus

Episimus silvaticus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Carchi Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with whitish dots and brownish dots and strigulation (fine streaks). The costal strigulae are whitish. The hindwings are brown grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the silvatic (wooded) character of the habitat of the species. [2]

Related Research Articles

Common pug Species of moth

The common pug(Eupithecia vulgata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa. It ranges from the Atlantic coast of Ireland and Portugal across Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia to the Russian Far East (Priamurje) and Korea.

Auratonota paramaldonada is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Hynhamia patatea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It lives in Ecuador.

Brusqeulia guaramiranga is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Brazil.

Brusqeulia bonita is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bahia, Brazil.

Brusqeulia uncicera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Limeulia cimoliochroa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Badiaria plagiata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador.

Clarkeulia radicana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Furcinetechma sangaycola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

Inape rigidsocia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Henricus bleptus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Henricus pampasianus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador.

Saphenista cubana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Cuba.

Saphenista simillima is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Cuba.

Spinipogon virginanus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the British Virgin Islands.

Argyrotaenia subcordillerae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Carchi and Pastaza.

Argyrotaenia magnuncus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Bactra optanias is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Java, Tahiti, Sri Lanka, New Caledonia, the Caroline Islands, the southern Mariana Islands, Rapa Iti and Micronesia.

Panegyra metria is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ghana.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus19 (3): 497-575. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-11-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.