Statherotis leucaspis

Statherotis leucaspis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Statherotis
Species:
S. leucaspis
Binomial name
Statherotis leucaspis
(Meyrick, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Eucosma leucaspis Meyrick, in Gardiner, 1902
  • Argyroploce leucaspis Meyrick, 1909
  • Olethreutes leucaspis Clarke, 1958
  • Statherotis leucaspis Diakonoff, 1973

Statherotis leucaspis is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1902. It is found in Thailand, the Maldives, Java, the Marshall Islands, the Ellice Islands,[1] India, Sri Lanka and the Seychelles.[2][3]

The wingspan is 13.5–14 mm (0.53–0.55 in) for males and 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) for females.[4]

References

  1. ^ New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Statherotis leucaspis (Meyrick, 1902)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
  4. ^ The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)


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