Ancylophyes villosa
| Ancylophyes villosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Ancylophyes |
| Species: | A. villosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylophyes villosa (Razowski & Pelz, 2007)[1] | |
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Ancylophyes villosa is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in northern Argentina.
The ground colour of the forewings is brownish, suffused with green in the dorsal and terminal halves and along the costa. The hindwings are rather dark and brown, but paler basally. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.
Etymology
The species name refers to the dense vestiture of the pulvinus and is derived from Latin villosa (meaning shaggy).[2]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com.
- ↑ Razowski, Józef & Volker Pelz, 2007: One new genus and four new species of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Argentina, Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 76: 11-19.
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