Argyrotaenia magnuncus
| Argyrotaenia magnuncus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Argyrotaenia |
| Species: | A. magnuncus |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyrotaenia magnuncus Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008[1] | |
Argyrotaenia magnuncus is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Cotopaxi Province, Azuay Province).[2]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown with a slight grey admixture and numerous creamish and blackish dots and ill-defined grey-brown markings. The hindwings cream.
Etymology
The species name refers to the size of the uncus and is derived from Latin magnus (meaning large).[3]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. DOI: 10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: .
- ↑ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575.
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