Sisurcana tabloneana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sisurcana |
| Species: | S. tabloneana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sisurcana tabloneana | |
Sisurcana tabloneana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.
The wingspan is about 27 mm for males and 32 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings of the males is pale rust brown with refractive dots and brown suffusions. The markings are dark rust brown. The hindwings are whitish, slightly mixed with brownish on the periphery. The ground colour of the forewings of the females is pale brownish with weak brown strigulae (fine streaks) and suffusions. The hindwing have indistinct strigulation.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to the type locality: El Tablon.[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].