Spinacleris

Spinacleris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Tortricini
Genus: Spinacleris
Razowski, 2012
Species:
S. inthanoni
Binomial name
Spinacleris inthanoni
Razowski, 2012

Spinacleris is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Spinacleris inthanoni, which is found in Thailand.

The wingspan is 18 millimetres (0.71 in).

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the name of the genus Acleris and Latin spina (meaning a spine). The species name refers to the type locality.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Razowski, J. (2012). "Descriptions of new Tortricini from the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae" (PDF). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia. 40 (159): 315–335.