Paraptila equadora
| Paraptila ecuadora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Paraptila |
| Species: | P. ecuadora |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraptila ecuadora Brown, 1991 | |
Paraptila ecuadora is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Pastaza Province[1] and Napo Province).[2]
The length of the forewings is about 10 mm. There is a red-brown patch and a similarly coloured triangular patch found on the forewings. The hindwings are uniform grey-brown.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was formerly listed as a synonym of Paraptila cornucopis.
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Razowski J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Some Tortricidae from the East Cordillera in Ecuador reared from larvae in Yanayacu Biological Station in Ecuador (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 21 (4): 585-603. Full article: .
- ↑ Brown, J.W. 1990: Systematic revision of Paraptila Meyrick (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterist's Society 44 (4): 257-262. Full article:
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