Nkandla flavisecta

Nkandla flavisecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Nkandla
Species: N. flavisecta
Binomial name
Nkandla flavisecta
(Meyrick, 1918)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cnephasia flavisecta Meyrick, 1918

Nkandla flavisecta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal[2] at altitudes of about 1,100 meters.

The length of the forewings is 4-4.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is gold, divided by a distinct brownish and leaden grey basal patch, a median fascia, and a weak subterminal fascia. Adults have been recorded on wing in January and March.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Razowski, J. & J.W. Brown, 2009: Records of Tortricidae from the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Entomologia 37 (147): 371-384.
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