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Parirazona caracae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parirazona

Parirazona caracae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The dorsal half of the wings (from the base to the tornus) and costal half of the wings are whitish brown, strigulated (finely streaked) and suffused with brown. The wings are brown in the middle and at the costa terminally. The colour is paler and more white postbasally. The posterior portion of the wings is white with greyish strigulae. The hindwings are whitish, slightly tinged with brownish and strigulated with pale brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Caraca.

References

Parirazona caracae Wikipedia