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Epinotia niveipalpa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Epinotia

Epinotia niveipalpa is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Vietnam.

The wingspan is 25 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale brownish, but the costa is browner and the dorsal area is brownish cream and paler in the basal half, with some scattered black dots. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

The name refers to colouration of the labial palpus and is derived from Latin niveus (meaning snow white).

References

Epinotia niveipalpa Wikipedia