Josefrazowskia
| Josefrazowskia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
| Genus: | Josefrazowskia Kocak & Kemal, 2008 |
| Species: | J. recondita |
| Binomial name | |
| Josefrazowskia recondita (Razowski, 2006)[1] | |
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Josefrazowskia is a genus of moths of the family Tortricidae.[2] It contains only one species, Josefrazowskia recondita, which is found in South Africa.[3]
The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, strigulatred (finely streaked) with ochreous and brownish and with brownish-grey markings, as well as dark brown spots and strigulae. The hindwings are cream tinged with brownish.
Etymology
The genus name refers to Worcester, the type locality of the type-species. The species name refers to the separate systematic position of the species within the Archipini tribe and is derived from Latin recorndita (meaning well distanced).[4]
See also
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Razowski, J., 2006: Tortricideae (Lepidoptera) from South Africa. 2: Three new genera of Tortricinae. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 75: 417-425.
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