Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Capua | |
Capua acrita is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish, mixed with reddish-brown and some scattered fuscous scales. The markings are dark-fuscous, with a few reddish-brown scales. The hindwings are pale-grey, faintly strigulated with whitish.
Taxonomy
The species does not belong in the Capua genus and should be placed in a new genus.
References
Capua acrita Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA