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Cnesteboda facilis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cnesteboda

Cnesteboda facilis is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in India (Assam).

The wingspan is 15-17 mm. The forewings are brown-reddish, sometimes with a few small scattered blackish dots. The costa is suffused with ferruginous-ochreous and spotted with dark fuscous. Generally, there is a more or less indicated narrow irregular rather oblique fascia of light grey broken rings with a few black scales. There is also an oblique series of faint pale rings before the apex. The hindwings are grey, but darker posteriorly and on the veins. Adults have been recorded on wing in June, July and October.

References

Cnesteboda facilis Wikipedia