''Badiaria plagiata'' is a species of
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found in
Cotopaxi Province
Cotopaxi () is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province contains the Cotopaxi Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of .
Cantons
The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each c ...
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Ecuador.
The
wingspan is about 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish suffused with pinkish ferruginous except for the lines edging the markings and a streak perpendicular to the mid-termen. The markings are rust with black elements. The hindwings are cream with grey spots.
Etymology
The species name refers to markings of the forewing and is derived from Greek ''plagios'' (meaning transverse, oblique).
[, 2008, ''Genus'' 19 (3): 497-575. ]
References
Moths described in 2008
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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