Thaumatovalva albolineana

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Thaumatovalva albolineana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Thaumatovalva
Species:
T. albolineana
Binomial name
Thaumatovalva albolineana
Timm & Brown, 2014

Thaumatovalva albolineana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Alicia E. Timm and John Wesley Brown in 2014. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. It is found at altitudes between about 1,500 and 1,600 meters.

The length of the forewings is 5.8–7.5 mm for males and 6–8 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown, irregularly and faintly mixed with specks of charcoal, rust and cream. There is an inconspicuous pair of tiny cream dots ringed with orange near the distal end of the discal cell, as well as a narrow cream irregular band extending along the termen. The hindwings are nearly uniform brown. Adults have been recorded from February to June in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in November in Kenya.

Etymology

The species name refers to the narrow band of white scales on the underside of the hindwings. [1]

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References

  1. Timm, A.E.; Brown, J.W. 2014: A new genus of Grapholitini from Africa related to Thaumatotibia (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). ZooKeys , 438: 113-128. doi : 10.3897/zookeys.438.7490 Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.