Zacorisca seramica

Zacorisca seramica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Zacorisca
Species: Z. seramica
Binomial name
Zacorisca seramica
Razowski, 2013

Zacorisca seramica is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia. The habitat consists of lower montane forests.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are snow white, suffused with rust red at the termen. The remaining area is black. The hindwings are rust brown, but brown to the middle and anally and sprinkled with white across the postmedian area.

Etymology

The species name refers to Seram Island.[1]

References

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