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Brusqeulia atrocentra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Brusqeulia

Brusqeulia atrocentra is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is olive cream sprinkled with brownish cream. The hindwings are pale brownish cream, but paler basally.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the presence of the black dot at the end of the forewing median cell and is derived from Latin ater (meaning black) and centrum (meaning centre).

References

Brusqeulia atrocentra Wikipedia