Chionothremma pythia explained

Chionothremma pythia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Guinea.

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The forewings are snow-white, but the base is yellow towards the costa. There is a slender blackish costal streak, continued round termen by a fine black line forming small triangular spots with some faint pale yellow suffusion round these. The hindwings are grey.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr/exoticmicrolepid03meyr_djvu.txt Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1–5, Mar. 1912-Sept. 1936