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Zacorisca daphnaea

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Zacorisca daphnaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Zacorisca
Species:
Z. daphnaea
Binomial name
Zacorisca daphnaea
(Meyrick, 1924)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chresmarcha daphnaea Meyrick, 1924

Zacorisca daphnaea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on New Guinea.

The wingspan is 22–30 mm. The forewings are bluish white with a fine dark blue line round the base and basal portions of the costa and dorsum. There is a deep coppery-ferruginous apical patch. The hindwings are dark purple fuscous or dark grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1–5, Mar. 1912-Sept. 1936 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.