Slosson's Metalmark Moth

Tortyra slossonia

"Tortyra slossonia", commonly known as the reflective tortyra moth, ficus budworm or Slosson's metalmark moth, is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Florida.
Tortyra slossonia in Ecuador traveling with us on a canoe for a while Ecuador,Geotagged,Spring,Tortyra slossonia

Appearance

The wingspan is about 13 mm.

Naming

It is named for entomologist Annie Trumbull Slosson.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyChoreutidae
GenusTortyra
SpeciesT. slossonia
Photographed in
Ecuador