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Cerace tetraonis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cerace

Cerace tetraonis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China, Pakistan and India.

The wingspan is 25–39 mm. The forewings are black, with dark, brick-red fascia, a row of leaden-metallic round dots throughout and a few black dots before the termen. The markings are pale yellow elsewhere. The hindwings are orange, sometimes turning yellow anteriorly. The markings are blackish.

References

Cerace tetraonis Wikipedia