Seticosta phrixotricha explained

Seticosta phrixotricha is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Peru, Brazil (Paraná),^[1] Ecuador (Loja Province) and Bolivia.^[2]

The wingspan is 23.5 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, spotted with blackish brown. There are some whitish spots, mainly along the costa. The hindwings are dirty whitish, mixed with greyish apicad and strigulaed (finely streaked) with grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the arrangement of the setae of the valve and is said to be derived from Greek (meaning 'seta', 'hair') and (meaning 'bristled').^[3] The proper word for hair in ancient Greek is however .^[4]

Notes and References

1. , 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 73-159. . Full article: http://www.isez.pan.krakow.pl/journals/azc_i/pdf/53B(1-2)/53B(1-2)_05.pdf.
2. , 2013: Accessions to the fauna of Neotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 56 (1): 9-40. Full article: http://www.isez.pan.krakow.pl/journals/azc/pdf/56(1)/56(1)_02.pdf.
3. , 2004: Remarks on Seticosta Razowski, with descriptions of seven new species from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologica 32(127): 183-194. Full article: http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45512704.pdf.
4. Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.