Shafferograptis
Appearance
Shafferograptis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Tribe: | Tortricini |
Genus: | Shafferograptis Tuck & Razowski, 2012 |
Species: | S. michaeli
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Binomial name | |
Shafferograptis michaeli Tuck & Razowski, 2012
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Shafferograptis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1] It contains only one species, Shafferograptis michaeli, which is found in western Malaysia and Brunei. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.
The wingspan is about 11 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The genus name and species name honour Michael Shaffer, former curator at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ Razowski, J. (2012). "Descriptions of new Tortricini from the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae" (PDF). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia. 40 (159): 315–335.
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