Argyrotaenia cubae
| Argyrotaenia cubae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Argyrotaenia |
| Species: | A. cubae |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyrotaenia cubae Razowski & Becker, 2010[1] | |
Argyrotaenia cubae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Cuba.
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream ferruginous, cream along the edges of the markings and tinged with yellowish brown terminally where weak refractive markings occur. The markings are brownish with dark brown edges. The hindwings are cream, tinged with brownish and browner on the peripheries.
Etymology
The species name refers to the country where the type locality is located.[2]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. DOI: 10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: .
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