Zacorisca poecilantha
Zacorisca poecilantha is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, where it has been recorded from Buru.
| Zacorisca poecilantha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Zacorisca |
| Species: | Z. poecilantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Zacorisca poecilantha | |
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are deep indigo blue, with a broad irregular-edged yellow-whitish basal fascia, leaving the base of the dorsum dark blue. The costal fold is dark blue with a yellow-whitish interior and there is an oblique transverse yellow-whitish spot in the disc, as well as a rosy-ochreous irregular-edged fascia from beneath the costa to near the termen above the tornus. The hindwings are deep purple.[2]
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