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Archips brunneatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Archips

Archips brunneatus is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Vietnam.

The wingspan is 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish cinnamon. The suffusions and strigulation (fine streaks) are brownish and the subtornal area and apex are more brown. The hindwings are brownish with an apical area of cream orange marked with a few browner strigulae.

Etymology

The name refers to colouration of forewing and is derived from Latin brunneatus (meaning brown).

References

Archips brunneatus Wikipedia