Cornesia molytes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya.[1]
| Cornesia molytes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cornesia |
| Species: | C. molytes
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| Binomial name | |
| Cornesia molytes Razowski, 1993
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, almost entirely shining silver, suffused with greenish in the dorsal half. There are brown dots along the costa and dorsum. The pattern is green, edged with whitish green, accompanied by a costal more ochreous brown mark. The hindwings are grey.[2]
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- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Cornesia molytes Razowski, 1993". Afromoths. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Razowski, J., 1993: Revision of Apotoforma BUSCK, 1932 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of four other Tortricini species. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 36 (1): 183-197.