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Gravitcornutia rhomboidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gravitcornutia

Gravitcornutia rhomboidea is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil.

The wingspan is 13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white sprinkled and suffused with brownish. The markings are black brown. The hindwings are cream, but brownish on the periphery.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the sterigma lobes and is derived from Latin rhombus (meaning rhomb).

References

Gravitcornutia rhomboidea Wikipedia