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Borneogena siniaevi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Borneogena

Borneogena siniaevi is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Vietnam.

The wingspan is 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish cream densely suffused and sprinkled with brown. The strigulae (fine streaking) along the costa is brownish and the markings are brown, diffuse and ill-defined, except for the costal area. The hindwings are cream tinged brownish.

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, V. Siniaev.

References

Borneogena siniaevi Wikipedia