''Asterolepis engis'' is a species of

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of the family Tortricidae. It is found in

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

. The

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is about 14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish cream with a weak brownish admixture. The markings are yellow brown and broad costally and represented by lines marked with appressed scales otherwise. The hindwings are pale orange cream. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.

Etymology

The species name the very close relation with ''

Asterolepis cypta ''Asterolepis cypta'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Brunei. The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip t ...

'' and is derived from Greek ''engis'' (meaning a very close relative)., 2012: Descriptions of new Tortricini from the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia'' 40 (159): 315-335. Full article

References

Moths described in 2012 Tortricini Moths of Malaysia Taxa named by Józef Razowski {{Tortricinae-stub