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Capua aridela

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Capua aridela
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Capua
Species:
C. aridela
Binomial name
Capua aridela
Turner, 1918[1]

Capua aridela is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Norfolk Island.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are silvery-white with scanty grey irroration (speckling) and sparsely scattered pale-ochreous scales and black markings. The hindwings are whitish-grey, but somewhat darker towards the apex.[2]

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