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Pseudapina lanceovalva

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Pseudapina lanceovalva
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P. lanceovalva
Binomial name
Pseudapina lanceovalva
Brown, 2003[1]

Pseudapina lanceovalva is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is 5.8-6.1 mm for males and 7 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is white, sprinkled with brown and red-brown scales. Adults have been recorded on wing in July, August and October.

Etymology

The species name refers to the broadly lanceolate shape of the valva in the male genitalia.[2]

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Brown, John W., 2003: Three new genera, two new species, and some rectifications in Neotropical Euliini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105 (3): 630-640. [1]