Eupinivora angulicosta

Eupinivora angulicosta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nuevo León, Mexico.

Eupinivora angulicosta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eupinivora
Species:
E. angulicosta
Binomial name
Eupinivora angulicosta
J.W. Brown, 2013

The length of the forewings is about 12 mm. The basal part of the forewings is orange, but slightly lighter along the dorsum. The lower portion of the discal cell has a white longitudinal blotch. The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the distinctly angled costa of the valva in the male genitalia.[1]

References

  1. Brown, J.W., 2013: A new genus of pine-feeding Cochylina from the western United States and northern Mexico (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini). Zootoxa 03640 (2): 270-283. Abstract:


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