Ancylophyes villosa

Ancylophyes villosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Ancylophyes
Species:	A. villosa
Binomial name
	Ancylophyes villosa; (Razowski & Pelz, 2007)
Synonyms
	Argepinotia villosa Razowski & Pelz, 2007;

Ancylophyes villosa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in northern Argentina.

The ground colour of the forewings is brownish, suffused with green in the dorsal and terminal halves and along the costa. The hindwings are rather dark and brown, but paler basally. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the dense vestiture (hairs) of the pulvinus and is derived from Latin villosa (meaning shaggy).^[2]

References[]

^ tortricidae.com.
^ Razowski, Józef & Volker Pelz, 2007: One new genus and four new species of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Argentina, Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 76: 11-19. [1]

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[1] tortricidae.com.

[2] Razowski, Józef & Volker Pelz, 2007: One new genus and four new species of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Argentina, Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 76: 11-19. [1]

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