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Henricus glaesarius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Henricus

Henricus glaesarius is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Venezuela.

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochreous cream, dotted with brown, suffused with ochreous basally and near the dorsum and mixed with rust in the posterior half of the wing. The hindwings are cream, slightly tinged with brownish at the apex.

Etymology

The species name refers to the colouration of the forewing and is derived from glaesarius (meaning of amber colour).

References

Henricus glaesarius Wikipedia