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Phalonidia brevifasciaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phalonidia

Phalonidia brevifasciaria is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Guizhou, China.

The wingspan is about 11.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish white, mixed with fine yellow strigulae (streaks). The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the short subapical fascia and is derived from the Latin prefix brevi- (meaning short) and fasciarius (meaning fascia).

References

Phalonidia brevifasciaria Wikipedia