Henricus bibelonus

Henricus bibelonus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Carchi Province, Ecuador.

Henricus bibelonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Henricus
Species:
H. bibelonus
Binomial name
Henricus bibelonus
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish with sparse pale brownish suffusions and dots. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the ventroterminal processes of the aedeagus and is derived from Greek belone (meaning point) and Latin bi (meaning double).[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 91-128 Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
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