Thaumatotibia aclyta

Thaumatotibia aclyta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Thaumatotibia aclyta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Thaumatotibia
Species:
T. aclyta
Binomial name
Thaumatotibia aclyta
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Alypeta aclyta Turner, 1916

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish, irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. There is a small dark-fuscous crest of scales on the mid-dorsum. The posterior half of the costa is barred with fuscous. The hindwings are grey whitish.[2]

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


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