Lozotaenia karchana

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Lozotaenia karchana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Lozotaenia
Species:
L. karchana
Binomial name
Lozotaenia karchana
Razowski & Trematerra, 2010 [1]

Lozotaenia karchana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ethiopia, where it is only known from the Bale Mountains.

The wingspan is about 22 mm for males and 32 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish yellow with brownish strigulation (fine streaks) and some rust scales. The hindwings are pale brownish, but mixed with cream at the apex.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Karcha Camp, the type locality, a camp in the Bale Mountains. [2]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & P. Trematerra, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Ethiopia Journal of Entomological and Acarological ResearchSerie II, 42 (2): 47-79. Abstract: