''Acmanthina acmanthes'' is a species of
moth of the family
Tortricidae in tribe
Euliini
The Euliini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
Distribution
Most Euliini (nearly 98%) are found in the Neotropics and a small number is found in the Nearctic. Only ''Eulia'' is found in the Old World, since it has a Holarctic distribution.
Div ...
.
It is found in
Chile and
Argentina.
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1931 by
Edward Meyrick as ''Peronea acmanthes''. It was subsequently transferred to genus ''
Acleris'' in 1958, from where it was transferred in 1995 to "''
Eulia
''Eulia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae
The Tortricinae are the nominate subfamily of tortrix moths. Commonly referred to as leafrollers, as the larvae build shelters by folding or rolling leaves of the food plant ...
''", then in 1999 to ''
Haemateulia
''Haemateulia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.
Species
*'' Haemateulia barrigana'' Razowski & Gonzlez, 2003
*'' Haemateulia haematitis'' (Meyrick, 1931)
*'' Haemateulia placens'' Razowski & Pelz, 2010
References
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'', and transferred once more in 2000 to its current genus, ''
Acmanthina
''Acmanthina'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae and tribe Euliini. Within Euliini, it is part of the '' Bonagota'' group of closely related genera, alongside '' Apotomops'', ''Bonagota'', '' Haemateulia'' and '' Ptychocroc ...
'', of which it is the namesake
and type species.
Distribution and habitat
''Acmanthina acmanthes'' occurs in
Argentina and
Chile,
where it has been found in the
Valparaiso Region (
Quillota Province), the
O'Higgins Region
The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region ( es, Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ), often shortened to O'Higgins Region ( es, Región de O'Higgins), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is subdi ...
(
Cachapoal Province
Cachapoal Province ( es, Provincia de Cachapoal) is one of three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins (VI). Its capital is the city of Rancagua (pop. 214,344).
Geography and demography
According to the 2002 census by the National ...
), the
Maule Region
The Maule Region ( es, Región del Maule, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region derives its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a ...
(in the
Talca and
Curico provinces), the
Bio-Bio Region (
Bio-Bio Province), the
Ñuble Region, the
Araucania Region (
CautÃn Province) and the
Los Lagos Region (
Llanquihue Province).
It has been found at elevations from 300 to 1400 m.
Appearance
''Acmanthina acmanthes'' has dark black and brown forewings with a white patch and a forewing length of 6.2–7.2 mm.
Antennae are serrated in male specimens only.
Notes
References
Moths described in 1931
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
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