Aoupinieta silacea

Aoupinieta silacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aoupinieta
Species: A. silacea
Binomial name
Aoupinieta silacea
Razowski, 2013

Aoupinieta silacea is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Caledonia in the south-west Pacific Ocean.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale orange cream, densely strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish cream. The hindwings are cream.

Etymology

The species name refers to the colouration of the forewings and is derived from Latin silacea (meaning a yellowish pigment).[1]

References

  1. Razowski, J., 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 69-93. Full article: .
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