Sorolopha liochlora
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Sorolopha liochlora is a moth
of the Tortricidae
family. It is found in Sumatra
and Taiwan
.
The anterior part of the forewings is bright moss green. A faint paler bluish-green band parts this green area with an area of pale grey. The hindwings are dark purplish-fuscous, but the basal half is paler fuscous-grey.
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 Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
and 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 anterior part of the forewings is bright moss green. A faint paler bluish-green band parts this green area with an area of pale grey. The hindwings are dark purplish-fuscous, but the basal half is paler fuscous-grey.