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Gnorismoneura silvatica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gnorismoneura

Gnorismoneura silvatica is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Vietnam.

The wingspan is 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream slightly tinged with brownish. The strigulation (fine streaking) is weak and brownish. The markings are brown. The hindwings are greyish with darker, diffuse strigulation.

Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the habitat of the species and is derived from Latin silvatica (meaning relating to forest).

References

Gnorismoneura silvatica Wikipedia