Gravitcornutia caracae

Gravitcornutia caracae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Gravitcornutia caracae
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G. caracae
Binomial name
Gravitcornutia caracae
Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]

The wingspan is 11 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish white with brownish suffusions. The markings are brownish. The hindwings are brownish cream, but browner in the apex area.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Caraca.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Euliini: Gravitcornutia Razowski & Becker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Polish Journal of Entomology 79 (4): 411-432. Full article: .


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