Paraptila pseudogamma

Paraptila pseudogamma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Paraptila
Species: P. pseudogamma
Binomial name
Paraptila pseudogamma
Brown, 1991[1]

Paraptila pseudogamma is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in El Salvador.

The length of the forewings is 6 mm for males and 8.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is dark brown with scattered red-copper scales in the basal area, followed by a slate-grey area with dark brown striae. There is a silver-white patch bordering the costa and a dark brown band bordering the costal patch basally. The hindwings are whitish yellow with uniform light grey-brown overscaling.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Brown, J.W. 1990: Systematic revision of Paraptila Meyrick (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterist's Society 44 (4): 257-262. Full article:


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