Bathypluta triphaenella

Bathypluta triphaenella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Indonesia on the islands of Java and Sulawesi.

Bathypluta triphaenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Bathypluta
Species:
B. triphaenella
Binomial name
Bathypluta triphaenella
(Snellen, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerace triphaenella Snellen, 1903
  • Cerace triphaenella var. melanoptera Diakonoff, 1941
  • Cerace triphaenella var. nox Diakonoff, 1941
  • Bathypluta triphaenella sparna Diakonoff, 1950
  • Bathypluta sulawesiensis Kawabe, 1993
  • Cerace triphanella Diakonoff, 1941

The length of the forewings is about 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is bright yellowish orange with reddish-brown reticulation (net-like pattern). The hindwings are deep yellowish orange, but black on the basal area.[2]

The larvae have been reported as a minor pest on Camellia sinensis and Cinchona species.[3]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Kawabe, A., 1993: A new species of Bathypluta Diakonoff from Sulawesi (Tortricidae). Tyô to Ga, 43 (4): 237-238. Abstract and full article: .
  3. Early stages of the Ceracidae (Lepidoptera) with remarks on the true position of the group
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