Pseudomeritastis orphnoxantha
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Pseudomeritastis |
Species: | P. orphnoxantha
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Binomial name | |
Pseudomeritastis orphnoxantha Obraztsov, 1966[1]
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Pseudomeritastis orphnoxantha is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is about 8.5 mm. The forewings are light grey with brownish-ferruginous markings, edged and in part transversally strigulated (finely streaked) with dark brown. The hindwings are dark ferruginous.
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from the Greek words for dark and yellow.[2]
References
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Obraztsov, 1966, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 118: 222.
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