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Meridulia meridana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Meridulia

Meridulia meridana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family and is endemic to Venezuela.

The wingspan is 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The ground colour of the forewings is reddish, sprinkled with grey and strigulated (finely streaked) with rust red. The hindwings are creamy white with grey strigulation in the apex area.

Etymology

The species name refers to the state of Mérida in Venezuela.

References

Meridulia meridana Wikipedia