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Cydia curiosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cydia

Cydia curiosa is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Razowski in 2009 and is endemic to Vietnam.

The wingspan is 24 millimetres (0.94 in). The ground colour of the forewings is creamish brown, but partially cream in distal half, suffused and densely strigulated with brown. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

The name refers to curious habitus of this species.

References

Cydia curiosa Wikipedia