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Zacorisca phaeoxesta

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Zacorisca phaeoxesta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Zacorisca
Species:
Z. phaeoxesta
Binomial name
Zacorisca phaeoxesta

Zacorisca phaeoxesta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on New Guinea and on Seram.

The wingspan is 30–34 mm. The forewings are brownish grey, greyish ochreous or brownish ochreous with a short dark blue mark on the base of the dorsum and a broad whitish-yellow or ochreous-white costal streak. The hindwings are dark brown grey, but browner posteriorly.[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.