Atepa triplagata

Atepa triplagata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Atepa
Species: A. triplagata
Binomial name
Atepa triplagata
(Walsingham, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix triplagata Walsingham, 1914

Atepa triplagata is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Mexico (Tabasco).

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, shaded with pale fawn-ochreous. There is an oblique dorsal blotch before the middle and an outwardly oblique costal blotch at about the middle, as well as a second smaller costal blotch before the apex. The hindwings are greyish, with a slight rosy tinge.[2]

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