Auratonota exoptata

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

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

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is strongly suffused brown with darker markings, edged silver mainly in the distal half where black strigulae are present. The hindwings are grey-brown, but paler in the basal third.[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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