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Chamaepsichia rubrochroa

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Chamaepsichia rubrochroa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Chamaepsichia
Species:
C. rubrochroa
Binomial name
Chamaepsichia rubrochroa
Razowski, 2009

Chamaepsichia rubrochroa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bolivia.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are similar to Chamaepsichia durranti, but the markings are atrophying.

Etymology

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The name refers to the colouration of the species and is derived from Latin ruber (meaning red) and Greek chroa or chroos (meaning skin of the body).[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Revision of Mictopsichia Hubner with descriptions of new species and two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2013-10-15.