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Eupoecilia kruegeriana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eupoecilia

Eupoecilia kruegeriana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The habitat consists of various shrub and forest areas, Acacia woodland and the edges of rain forests.

The wingspan is 11–12 mm for males and 14–15 mm for females. The forewings are pale ochreous with a golden sheen. The hindwings are pale ochreous, with slight fuscous suffusion along the termen.

References

Eupoecilia kruegeriana Wikipedia