Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Aoupinieta | |
Aoupinieta mountpanieae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Caledonia in the south-west Pacific.
The wingspan is 20–30 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cinnamon brown with sparse brown dots, but darker in the distal half. There is a white spot at the end of the median cell. The hindwings are yellowish cream, tinged with orange apically.
Etymology
The species name refers to Mont Panié, the type locality.
References
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