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Hynhamia albicorpus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hynhamia

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

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused with pale brownish cream. The markings are pale brown. The hindwings are cream with weak brownish spots in the posterior area.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the colouration of the species and is derived from Latin corpus (meaning body) and albus (meaning white).

References

Hynhamia albicorpus Wikipedia