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Chirapsina hemixantha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chirapsina

Chirapsina hemixantha is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in India and Vietnam.

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ferruginous cream with more rust suffusions especially in terminal part of the wing. The strigulation (fine streaking) is rust coloured and the markings are pale rust with much darker, linear edges. The hindwings are cream orange.

The larvae are polyphagous.

References

Chirapsina hemixantha Wikipedia