Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Aoupinieta | |
Aoupinieta novaecaledoniae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Razowski in 2012 and is endemic to New Caledonia.
The wingspan is about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The ground colour of the forewings is yellow with dark orange reticulation and dark brown markings. The hindwings are creamish.
Etymology
The species name refers to the country of origin.
References
Aoupinieta novaecaledoniae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA