Auratonota auriginea

Auratonota auriginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Auratonota
Species: A. auriginea
Binomial name
Auratonota auriginea
Razowski & Becker, 2000

Auratonota auriginea is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is golden yellow, in some parts creamer near the marking edges and darkening internally. The markings are darker than the ground colour. The hindwings are cream, in the distal part tinged with ochreous, strongly suffused with brownish or almost entirely brownish.[1]

References

  1. Razowski & Becker, 2000 (1999): A review of the New World Chlidanotini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Revista brasileira de Zoologia 16 (4): 1149-1182 (1163). Full article: .
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