Cornesia molytes
| Cornesia molytes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cornesia |
| Species: | C. molytes |
| Binomial name | |
| Cornesia molytes Razowski, 1993 | |
Cornesia molytes is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Kenya.[1]
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]
References
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Razowski, J., 1993: Revision of Apotoforma BUSCK, 1932 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of four other Tortricini species. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 36 (1): 183-197.
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