Cochylis cataphracta

Cochylis cataphracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cochylis
Species: C. cataphracta
Binomial name
Cochylis cataphracta
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006[1]

Cochylis cataphracta is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Venezuela.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour o the forewings is whitish, suffused with pale brownish to beyond the middle, greyish subterminally and dotted with brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the sclerotization of large parts of the sterigma and is derived from cataphracta (meaning armoured).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & Wojtusiak, J., 2006: Tortricidae from Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 34 133): 35-79. Full article:
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