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Choristoneura chapana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Choristoneura

Choristoneura chapana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Vietnam.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are dark grey with brownish admixture, sprinkled, strigulated (finely streaked) and partly suffused with rust and purple rust.

Etymology

The species name refers to the old name of the type locality, Cha-pa (Sa Pa).

References

Choristoneura chapana Wikipedia