Velhoania is a genus of moths in the family Tortricidae. It consists of only one species, Velhoania paradoxa, which is found in Brazil in the states of Mato Grosso and Rondônia.

Velhoania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Cochylini
Genus: Velhoania
Razowski & Becker, 2007
Species:
V. paradoxa
Binomial name
Velhoania paradoxa
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]

The wingspan is about 6 mm.[2]

References edit

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