Deltophalonia termasia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Deltophalonia |
| Species: | D. termasia
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| Binomial name | |
| Deltophalonia termasia | |
Deltophalonia termasia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Napo and Tungurahua.
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish grey in the posterior third of the wing with browner suffusions and indistinct fascia. The ground colour is browner in the remaining areas. The hindwings are creamish, densely strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish grey and suffused with the same colour apically.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to Las Termas, the type locality.[2]
References[edit]
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2009: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 119-187. doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.119-187. Full article: [1] Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine.