Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cochylis | |
Cochylis cataphracta is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Venezuela.
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, suffused with pale brownish to beyond the middle, greyish subterminally and dotted with brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the sclerotization of large parts of the sterigma and is derived from cataphracta (meaning armoured).
References
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