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Archilobesia doboszi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Archilobesia

Archilobesia doboszi is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The habitat consists of rainforests.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused and sprinkled with brown. The costal strigulae (fine streaks) are cream in the basal half of the wing and white in the distal half. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

The species is named for Dr Ronald Dobosz, who collected the species.

References

Archilobesia doboszi Wikipedia