Megalota ouentoroi

Megalota ouentoroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Megalota
Species: M. ouentoroi
Binomial name
Megalota ouentoroi
Razowski, 2013

Megalota ouentoroi is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish white, strigulated (finely streaked) with greyish brown and suffused with greyish in the dorsal area. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to Ouen Toro, the type locality.[1]

References

  1. Razowski, J., 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 69-93. Full article: .
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