Cuproxena auriculana
| Cuproxena auriculana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cuproxena |
| Species: | C. auriculana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuproxena auriculana | |
Cuproxena auriculana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Napo Province, Ecuador.
The wingspan is 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ochreous cream and cream the along edges of costal blotch. The remaining areas are suffused with ferruginous. The hindwings are cream, tinged with ochreous in the apical portion.
Etymology
The species name refers to the large lobes of the sterigma and is derived from Latin auricula (meaning lobe of ear).[2]
References
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Razowski & Pelz, 2007, Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia, volume 35 (137): 33-46 (2007) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
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