Rolandylis virilia
Encyclopedia
Rolandylis virilia is a moth
of the Tortricidae
family. It is only known from Maine
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The length of the forewings is about 4.5 mm. The ground color of the forewings is cream with a cream basal band with a few pale fuscous scales. The median band is pale fuscous and the subapical band is pale fuscous and extending from the costa to the tornus. The apex is fuscous and the fringe is mixed cream and pale fuscous. The underside is pale fuscous and the fringe concolorous. The hindwings are broad and entirely pale fuscous. The fringe is concolorous. The underside is white with scattered pale brown marks from the middle to the termen.
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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 only known from Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
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The length of the forewings is about 4.5 mm. The ground color of the forewings is cream with a cream basal band with a few pale fuscous scales. The median band is pale fuscous and the subapical band is pale fuscous and extending from the costa to the tornus. The apex is fuscous and the fringe is mixed cream and pale fuscous. The underside is pale fuscous and the fringe concolorous. The hindwings are broad and entirely pale fuscous. The fringe is concolorous. The underside is white with scattered pale brown marks from the middle to the termen.
Etymology
The name refers to the larger size of the male genitalia as compared to its most closely related species Rolandylis maianaRolandylis maiana
Kearfott's Rolandylis Moth is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia south to New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and North Carolina, but has also been recorded from southern France.The length of the forewings is 3.3-4.6 mm...
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