Amorbimorpha schausiana

Amorbimorpha schausiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in south-eastern Mexico including Veracruz.[2]

Amorbimorpha schausiana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Amorbimorpha
Species:
A. schausiana
Binomial name
Amorbimorpha schausiana
Synonyms
  • Epagoge schausiana Walsingham, 1913
  • Sparganothoides schausiana

The length of the forewings is 14.2–16.8 mm for males and about 14 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from early June to mid-July.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Kruse, J.J.; Powell, J.A. 2009: Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 2150: 1-78. Abstract & excerpt
  3. Kruse, J.J. 2012: Description of Amorbimorpha Kruse, new genus, from Mexico and the southern United States (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 3177: 33–42. Preview


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