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Anacrusis epidicta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Anacrusis

Anacrusis epidicta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bahia, Brazil.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale cream brown, dotted and strigulated (finely streaked) with brown and black. The markings are brownish. The hindwings are ochreous cream, tinged brownish in the anal and terminal area and paler basally.

Etymology

The species name refers to the colouration of the species and is derived from Greek near and Latin dicta, from dico (meaning marked).

References

Anacrusis epidicta Wikipedia