Moneulia monilia
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M. monilia
Binomial name
Moneulia monilia
Razowski & Becker, 2002[1]

Moneulia monilia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Loja Province).

The wingspan is 17 millimetres (0.67 in). The ground colour of the forewings is glossy white, strigulated with light grey-brown in the dorsal third of the wing and suffused with the same colour in the distal third. The markings are black-grey with black spots. The hindwings are whitish, tinged with light brownish terminally.[2]

References

  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski & Becker (2002). "Black and white forewing pattern in Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), with descriptions of new taxa of Neotropical Euliini" (PDF). 45 (3). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia: 245–257. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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