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Cerace onustana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cerace

Cerace onustana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nepal and India (Assam, Bengal).

The wingspan is 39–60 mm. The forewings are bluish black from the costa to the cell and from the dorsum to the fold, elsewhere suffused with dark ferruginous crimson. The hindwings are brightly golden yellow with velvety jet-black markings.

References

Cerace onustana Wikipedia