Diedra wielgusi

Diedra wielgusi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Diedra
Species: D. wielgusi
Binomial name
Diedra wielgusi
(Clarke, 1991)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argyrotaenia wielgusi Clarke, 1991

Diedra wielgusi is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Ontario and Texas.

The moth is about 24–28 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is vinaceous (the colour of red wine) cinnamon, with four brown bars on the basal half of the costa and four brown spots on the apical half of the costa. The hindwings are whitish, suffused with grey to pale grey.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from September to November.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Clarke, J.F.G., 1989 (1990): A new species of Argyrotaenia from Arizona (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 28 (1-2): 97-99. Full article
  3. mothphotographersgroup


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