Gravitcornutia strigulata

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Gravitcornutia strigulata
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G. strigulata
Binomial name
Gravitcornutia strigulata
Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]

Gravitcornutia strigulata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The wingspan is 14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, mostly mixed with greyish and strigulated (finely streaked) brown. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are cream with a weak brownish admixture, especially in the distal area.

Etymology[]

The species' name refers to forewing markings and is derived from Latin strigulata (meaning strigulated).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Euliini: Gravitcornutia Razowski & Becker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Polish Journal of Entomology 79 (4): 411-432. Full article: [1].


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