Amorbia potosiana

Amorbia potosiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Amorbia
Species:
A. potosiana
Binomial name
Amorbia potosiana
Phillips & Powell, 2007

Amorbia potosiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the mountain Cerro Potosí in Nuevo León, Mexico, at altitudes of about 2,000 meters.

The length of the forewings is about 12.4 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to Cerro Potosí, the type locality.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Phillips-Rodríguez, E.; Powell, J.A. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini).