Paraptila gamma

Paraptila gamma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Paraptila
Species:	P. gamma
Binomial name
	Paraptila gamma; (Walsingham, 1914)
Synonyms
	Tortrix gamma Walsingham, 1914; Paraptila infusoria Meyrick, 1926;

Paraptila gamma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mexico (Tabasco) and Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 6.5–7 mm for males and 10 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is dark red brown in the basal area, followed by a pale brown band. There is a silver-white patch bordering the costa, bordered distally and basally by darker red brown. The hindwings are white with uniform light grey-brown overscaling.^[2]

References

^ tortricidae.com
^ Brown, J.W. 1990: Systematic revision of Paraptila Meyrick (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterist's Society 44 (4): 257-262. Full article: [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Brown, J.W. 1990: Systematic revision of Paraptila Meyrick (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterist's Society 44 (4): 257-262. Full article: [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

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