Aoupinieta silacea
| Aoupinieta silacea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aoupinieta |
| Species: | A. silacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Aoupinieta silacea Razowski, 2013
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Aoupinieta silacea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia in the south-west Pacific Ocean.
The wingspan is about 36 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale orange cream, densely strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish cream. The hindwings are cream.
Etymology[]
The species name refers to the colouration of the forewings and is derived from Latin silacea (meaning a yellowish pigment).[1]
References[]
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Categories:
- Moths described in 2013
- Archipini
- Taxa named by Józef Razowski
- Archipini stubs