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Geogepa striatula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Geogepa

Geogepa striatula is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Vietnam.

The wingspan is 23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cinnamon cream, suffused and strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish cinnamon and with brown along the basal part of the costa. The hindwings are brownish grey, but creamier towards the base with brownish grey strigulation.

Etymology

The name is derived from Latin stria (meaning strigula) and refers to the fine brown streaks of the forewing.

References

Geogepa striatula Wikipedia