Metrioglypha viridicosta

Metrioglypha viridicosta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Metrioglypha
Species: M. viridicosta
Binomial name
Metrioglypha viridicosta
Razowski, 2009

Metrioglypha viridicosta is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Vietnam.[1]

The wingspan is 21 mm. The costal part of the forewings is yellowish cream extending to the middle dorsally and terminating at the apex. The costal strigulae (fine streaks) are white. The dorsal part of the wing is whitish suffused with greenish. The hindwings are greyish brown but paler basally.

References

  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.


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