Sorolopha dorsichlora

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Sorolopha dorsichlora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sorolopha
Species:
S. dorsichlora
Binomial name
Sorolopha dorsichlora
Razowski, 2009

Sorolopha dorsichlora is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Burma and Vietnam.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish with brown strigulae (fine streaks) and weak greenish suffusions postmedially in the costal half and green in the dorsal half. The hindwings are brownish.

Etymology[edit]

The name refers to the colouration of the forewing dorsum and is derived from Greek chloros (meaning green).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Razowski, J., 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 6. Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Shilap revista de Lepidopterologia 37 (145): 115-143.