Sisurcana clavus
| Sisurcana clavus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sisurcana |
| Species: | S. clavus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sisurcana clavus | |
Sisurcana clavus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.[2] It is found in Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru.[1]
The wingspan is about 23 mm (holotype, a male). The ground colour of the forewings is cream, densely sprinkled and strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish. The markings are brown. The hindwings are cream, suffused grey posteriorly and with brown-grey strigulation.[1]
Etymology
The specific name refers to the termination of the sacculus and is derived from Latin clavus (meaning a claw).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Razowski, Józef & Wojtusiak, Janusz (2010). "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. Series B: Invertebrata. 53 (1–2): 73–159 [110]. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.73-159. Archived 2014-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Sisurcana clavus Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2010". World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 7 May 2025.