Paraptila cornucopis

Paraptila cornucopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Paraptila
Species:	P. cornucopis
Binomial name
	Paraptila cornucopis; (Walsingham, 1914)
Synonyms
	Enarmonia cornucopis Walsingham, 1914;

Paraptila cornucopis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mexico in the Federal District and the states of San Luis Potosí, Colima and Veracruz.

The length of the forewings is 6.9 mm for males and 6.8-9.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is dark red brown in the basal area, followed by a tawny-grey band, with faint purplish suffusion and irregular dark striae. There is also a silver-white patch bordering and a red-brown band. A red-brown area is situated apically and immediately posterior to the costal patch. The hindwings are dingy white with uniform light grey-brown overscaling.^[2]

References[]

^ tortricidae.com
^ Brown, J.W. 1990: Systematic revision of Paraptila Meyrick (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterist's Society 44 (4): 257-262. Full article: [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Brown, J.W. 1990: Systematic revision of Paraptila Meyrick (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterist's Society 44 (4): 257-262. Full article: [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

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