Cochylimorpha salinarida

Cochylimorpha salinarida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cochylimorpha
Species: C. salinarida
Binomial name
Cochylimorpha salinarida
Groenen & Larsen, 2003[1]

Cochylimorpha salinarida is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Spain (Alicante).[2]

The wingspan is 15–21 mm. The forewings are whitish with dark brown marking with some mixture of grey and black scales. The hindwings are whitish grey, but darker apically and with an indistinct slightly darker basal band.

Etymology

The species is named after the two possible locality types: salt marshes (salinas) and dryer rocky areas (aridas).[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Cochylimorpha salinarida sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae: Tortricinae), a new Cochylid moth from Spain
  4. ↑ The female of Cochylimorpha salinarida (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Tortricinae)
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