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Hilarographa bosavina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hilarographa

Hilarographa bosavina is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark yellow forming a broad postbasal fascia. The dorso-posterior fourth of the wing is orange, marbled with brown and the dorsal part of the termen is yellow. The hindwings are yellow orange, but dark brown on the peripheries and pale orange in the terminal area. The anal field is brownish.

Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the type locality.

References

Hilarographa bosavina Wikipedia