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Sorolopha leptochlora

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Species of moth

Sorolopha leptochlora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sorolopha
Species: S. leptochlora
Binomial name
Sorolopha leptochlora
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Alypeta leptochlora Turner, 1916

Sorolopha leptochlora is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a small crest of scales on the dorsum with a green costal edge, strigulated (finely streaked) with fuscous. The apical portion of the wing is whitish, with greenish and fuscous scales. The hindwings are fuscous, thinly scaled towards the base.

References

  1. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Sorolopha leptochlora


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