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Brusqeulia caracagena

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Brusqeulia

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

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, in the terminal third of the wing indistinctly mixed with pinkish. The markings are black. The hindwings are brownish grey.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the place of origin, Caraca plus the Greek word genos (meaning descendent).

References

Brusqeulia caracagena Wikipedia