Phalonidia holguina

Phalonidia holguina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species: P. holguina
Binomial name
Phalonidia holguina
(Razowski & Becker, 2007)[1]
Synonyms
  • Platphalonidia holguina Razowski & Becker, 2007

Phalonidia holguina is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Cuba.

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish with brownish suffusions. The hindwings are whitish basally and mixed with brownish otherwise.

Etymology

The species name refers to Holguin, the type locality.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 35 (137): 67-86
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