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Hilarographa shehkonga

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hilarographa

Hilarographa shehkonga is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Hong Kong, China.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, consisting of a large submedian dorsal blotch accompanied by a concolourous spot at the middle of the basal blotch. The basal streak is yellowish. The remaining area is rust orange. The hindwings are creamy brown with brown subterminal fascia along the terminal part of the wing.

Etymology

The name refers to the type locality.

References

Hilarographa shehkonga Wikipedia