Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cochylis | |
Cochylis yinyangana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is only known from the White Sands National Monument in Otero County, New Mexico and at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in Eddy County, also in New Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 4.2–6.2 millimetres (0.17–0.24 in) for males and 4.6–5.5 millimetres (0.18–0.22 in) for females. The forewings are yellowish-white. The hindwings are dirty-white with yellowish-white veins.
Etymology
The species name refers the nearly white upper side and blackish underside colors of the forewings and is derived from the phrase yin and yang, often depicted by the black and white circular symbol, Taijitu, which is used to describe how polar opposites are interconnected and interdependent in the totality of the adult moth.