Isodemis solea

Isodemis solea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Isodemis
Species: I. solea
Binomial name
Isodemis solea
Razowski, 2013

Isodemis solea is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia. The habitat consists of alluvial forests, bamboo and secondary forests.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale rust, but paler in the posterior third of the wing where the markings are edged whitish. The markings themselves are dark rust brown. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

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

References

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