Sisurcana clavus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Peru.

Sisurcana clavus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sisurcana
Species:
S. clavus
Binomial name
Sisurcana clavus

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, densely sprinkled and strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish. The markings are brown. The hindwings are cream, suffused grey posteriorly and with brown-grey strigulation.

Etymology

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The species name refers to the termination of the sacculus and is derived from Latin clavus (meaning a claw).[2]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 73-159. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.73-159. Full article: [1].