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Plinthograptis ebogana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Plinthograptis

Plinthograptis ebogana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Ghana.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour is bluish grey and the costa and termen are edged orange yellow with black grey spots. There is a large, paler blotch from the mid-termen with inner blackish marks. There is also a large tornal blotch, also with blackish inner spots. There are red markings. The hindwings are brown.

The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao.

References

Plinthograptis ebogana Wikipedia