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Phalonidia rotundiventralis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phalonidia

Phalonidia rotundiventralis is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Sichuan, China.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale yellowish white, except the basal one-fifth which is ochreous yellow. The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the ventral margin of the sacculus roundly protruding and is derived from Latin rotundus (meaning round) and ventralis (meaning ventral).

References

Phalonidia rotundiventralis Wikipedia