Parirazona caracae

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

Parirazona caracae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Parirazona
Species:
P. caracae
Binomial name
Parirazona caracae
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.6 in). The dorsal half of the wings (from the base to the tornus) and costal half of the wings are whitish brown, strigulated (finely streaked) and suffused with brown. The wings are brown in the middle and at the costa terminally. The colour is paler and more white postbasally. The posterior portion of the wings is white with greyish strigulae. The hindwings are whitish, slightly tinged with brownish and strigulated with pale brown.

Etymology

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

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 91-128


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