Paraptila equadora is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Pastaza[1] and Napo).[2]
| Paraptila equadora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Paraptila |
| Species: | P. equadora
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraptila equadora Brown, 1991
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The length of the forewings is about 10 mm. There is a red-brown patch and a similarly coloured triangular patch found on the forewings. The hindwings are uniform grey brown.[3]
Taxonomy edit
The species was formerly listed as a synonym of Paraptila cornucopis.
References edit
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Razowski J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Some Tortricidae from the East Cordillera in Ecuador reared from larvae in Yanayacu Biological Station in Ecuador (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 21 (4): 585-603. Full article: [1].
- ^ Brown, J.W. 1990: Systematic revision of Paraptila Meyrick (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterist's Society 44 (4): 257-262. Full article: [2][permanent dead link]
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