Plinthograptis clyster
Plinthograptis clyster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Plinthograptis |
Species: | P. clyster
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Binomial name | |
Plinthograptis clyster |
Plinthograptis clyster is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nigeria.[2]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is leaden grey with a broad orange-yellow costal fascia which is dotted with black. There is a red pattern consisting of a basal group of three oblique markings, a median group consisting of a row of four spots and a similar median row. The apex is finely black edged. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plinthograptis clyster. |
Wikispecies has information related to Plinthograptis clyster. |
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ "Descriptions and notes on tropical Tortricini (Lepidoptera; Tortricidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
Categories:
- Endemic fauna of Nigeria
- Moths described in 1990
- Tortricini
- Moths of Africa
- Taxa named by Józef Razowski
- Tortricinae stubs