Paraptila cornucopis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mexico in the Federal District and San Luis Potosí, Colima, and Veracruz.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Paraptila |
Species: | P. cornucopis
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Binomial name | |
Paraptila cornucopis (Walsingham, 1914)[1]
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The length of the forewings is 6.9 mm for males and 6.8-9.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is dark red-brown in the basal area, followed by a tawny-grey band with faint purplish suffusion and irregular dark striae. There is also a silver-white patch bordering and a red-brown band. A red-brown area is situated apically and immediately posterior to the costal patch. The hindwings are dingy white with uniform light grey-brown over scaling.[2]
References edit
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Brown, J.W. 1990: Systematic revision of Paraptila Meyrick (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterist's Society 44 (4): 257-262. Full article: [1][permanent dead link]