Diplocalyptis shanpingana
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Diplocalyptis shanpingana is a moth
of the Tortricidae
family. It is found in Taiwan
.
The wingspan
is 13-14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochreous. The hindwings are pale brownish, tinged creamy in the apex area. Adults are on wing from late March to mid May.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Tortricidae
Tortricidae
Tortricidae is a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths, in the order Lepidoptera. Tortricidae is a large family with over 9,400 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym...
family. It is found in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 13-14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochreous. The hindwings are pale brownish, tinged creamy in the apex area. Adults are on wing from late March to mid May.