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Eupoecilia kruegeriana

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Eupoecilia kruegeriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Eupoecilia
Species:
E. kruegeriana
Binomial name
Eupoecilia kruegeriana

Eupoecilia kruegeriana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of various shrub and forest areas, Acacia woodland and the edges of rain forests.

The wingspan is 11–12 mm for males and 14–15 mm for females. The forewings are pale ochreous with a golden sheen. The hindwings are pale ochreous, with slight fuscous suffusion along the termen.[3]

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Aarvik, L., 2010: Review of East African Cochylini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) with description of new species. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 57 (2): 81-108. Abstract: [1].
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