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Cochylis virilia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Scientific name
  
Rolandylis virilia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cochylis

Rank
  
Species

Cochylis virilia is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is only known from Maine.

The length of the forewings is about 4.5 mm. The ground color of the forewings is cream with a cream basal band with a few pale fuscous scales. The median band is pale fuscous and the subapical band is pale fuscous and extending from the costa to the tornus. The apex is fuscous and the fringe is mixed cream and pale fuscous. The underside is pale fuscous and the fringe concolorous. The hindwings are broad and entirely pale fuscous. The fringe is concolorous. The underside is white with scattered pale brown marks from the middle to the termen.

Etymology

The name refers to the larger size of the male genitalia as compared to its most closely related species Cochylis maiana.

References

Cochylis virilia Wikipedia