Terricula minor

Terricula minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Terricula
Species: T. minor
Binomial name
Terricula minor
Razowski, 2008

Terricula minor is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Vietnam.[1]

The wingspan is 12 mm for males and 18 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is brown with scattered sparse bluish scales. The markings are dark brown and diffuse. The hindwings are dark brown. Females are darker and the refractive scales are more numerous.

Etymology

The name refers to size of the moth and the terminal process of the aedeagus and is derived from Latin minor (meaning smaller).

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