Sisurcana tabloneana

Sisurcana tabloneana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Sisurcana
Species:	S. tabloneana
Binomial name
Sisurcana tabloneana Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2009[1]

Sisurcana tabloneana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 27 mm for males and 32 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings of the males is pale rust brown with refractive dots and brown suffusions. The markings are dark rust brown. The hindwings are whitish, slightly mixed with brownish on the periphery. The ground colour of the forewings of the females is pale brownish with weak brown strigulae (fine streaks) and suffusions. The hindwing have indistinct strigulation.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality: El Tablon.^[2]

References

1. tortricidae.com
2. Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2009: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 119-187. doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.119-187. Full article: .