Adoxophyes parameca explained

Adoxophyes parameca is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in 2013. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia. The habitat consists of upper montane forests.

The wingspan is about 24 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to the ductus seminalis and is derived from Greek paramekes (meaning elongate).^[1]

Razowski . Józef . December 2013 . An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia . Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia . 56 . 2 . 29–89 . 10.3409/azc.56_2.29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140529084413/http://www.isez.pan.krakow.pl/journals/azc/pdf/56(2)/56(2)_03.pdf . 2014-05-29 . Internet Archive.