Cosmetra spiculifera
| Cosmetra spiculifera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cosmetra |
| Species: | C. spiculifera
|
| Binomial name | |
| Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Cosmetra spiculifera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, South Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Réunion, Mauritius and Nigeria.[2]
This species has a wingspan of 11–14 mm, and is light ochreous with some grey suffusion along the dorsum, hindwings with blackish suffused veins.[3]
References
- ^ "Cosmetra. Tortricid.net. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ Aarvik, L. (2016). "Redefinition and revision of African Cosmetra Diakonoff, 1977 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with description of six new species". Zootaxa. 4088 (2): 245–256.
 | This Olethreutini-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |