Cerace tetraonis

Cerace tetraonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cerace
Species: C. tetraonis
Binomial name
Cerace tetraonis
Butler, 1886[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerace perdicina Moore, 1888
  • Cerace tetraonis archimedis Diakonoff, 1950

Cerace tetraonis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China, Pakistan and India.

The wingspan is 25–39 mm. The forewings are black, with dark, brick-red fascia, a row of leaden-metallic round dots throughout and a few black dots before the termen. The markings are pale yellow elsewhere. The hindwings are orange, sometimes turning yellow anteriorly. The markings are blackish.[2]

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