Argyrotaenia santacatarinae

Argyrotaenia santacatarinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Argyrotaenia
Species: A. santacatarinae
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia santacatarinae
Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]

Argyrotaenia santacatarinae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark greyish brown, scaled grey and with brown-grey markings with blackish brown marginal marks. The hindwings are dark brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, the state of Santa Catarina.[2]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. DOI: 10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: .

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