Homona obtusuncus

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Homona obtusuncus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Homona
Species:
H. obtusuncus
Binomial name
Homona obtusuncus

Homona obtusuncus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in 2013. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia. The habitat consists of lower montane forests.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ferruginous cream with pale ferruginous suffusions and rust markings, suffused with black at the edges of the wing. The hindwings are yellowish cream.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the uncus and is derived from Latin obtusus (meaning blunt).[2]

References

  1. ^ Tortricid.net
  2. ^ Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.

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