Balioxena iospila

(Balioxena iospila)

Description

Balioxena iospila is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Madagascar. The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale silvery-grey, the costal third suffused with white. The costal edge is ferruginous, somewhat triangularly thickened towards the middle and three-fourths. There is a median, submedian and dorsal longitudinal series of small irregular ferruginous spots, as well as several ferruginous dots along the termen. The hindwings are grey-whitish.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Balioxena
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