Capua euryochra

Capua euryochra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Capua
Species: C. euryochra
Binomial name
Capua euryochra
Turner, 1914
Synonyms
  • Capua euzona Turner, 1916
  • Capua dasycerca Turner, 1916
  • Capua microphaea Turner, 1926

"Capua" euryochra is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are pale-brownish with a large basal patch outlined with dark-fuscous and a dark-fuscous median fascia. The hindwings are grey.[1]

Taxonomy

The species does not belong in the Capua genus and should be placed in a new genus.[2]

References

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