Capua tetraplasia

Capua tetraplasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Capua
Species: C. tetraplasia
Binomial name
Capua tetraplasia
Turner, 1916

"Capua" tetraplasia is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are whitish, with a small basal patch and four ferruginous fasciae, mixed with fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[1]

Taxonomy

The species does not belong in the Capua genus and should be placed in a new genus.[2]

References

  1. ↑ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae
  2. ↑ tortricidae.com
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