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Dimorphopalpa lyonsae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dimorphopalpa

Dimorphopalpa lyonsae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador.

The wingspan is 14.5–16 mm for males and about 19 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is pale brownish cream, sprinkled with white in the distal part of the median cell and subterminally. The hindwings are pale brown, but paler basally in males and brown in females.

Etymology

The species is names in honour of Dr. Jane Lyons.

References

Dimorphopalpa lyonsae Wikipedia