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Apotomops boliviana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Apotomops

Apotomops boliviana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family that is endemic to Bolivia.

The length of the forewings is about 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) for males and 11 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is white, overscaled and faintly mottled with grey distally. The costal portion of the basal half of forewings is blackish brown. The hindwings are white, but pale beige in the apical region.

Etymology

The species name refers the country of Bolivia, where the species is found.

References

Apotomops boliviana Wikipedia