Cochylidia liui

Cochylidia liui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cochylidia
Species: C. liui
Binomial name
Cochylidia liui
Ying-Hui Sun & H.H. Li, 2012[1]

Cochylidia liui is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Guizhou).

The wingspan is about 12.5 millimetres (0.49 in). The ground colour of the forewings is pale yellowish white, mixed with brownish black and pale ochreous brown. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Professor Youqiao Liu.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Sun, Y.-h. & H.-h. Li, 2012: Review of the genus Cochylidia Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini) in China. Zootaxa 3268: 1-15.

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